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Inner Peace … A.A Barati and M. Fahami / (15

in the face of The dominant meaning of
discord or stress. “peace” in Western civilization is
Being “at peace” is the absence of violence;
considered by many however, the concept of
to be healthy associating inner peace within
(homeostasis) and an individual is rooted in non-

the opposite of being Western languages, cultures,
stressed or anxious. and religions. Arabic, Chinese,
Peace of mind is Hebrew, and Sanskrit have
generally associated several words for peace. In
with bliss and happiness. Sanskrit, words for peace also
Many spiritual or religious include Shanti and Chaina,
people believe that it which refers to an individual’s

is only truly possible spiritual or inner peace and
to achieve inner mental calmness. (Anderson, 2004)
peace with divine Apart from a linguistic
intervention of some inquiry into peace, in some
form or another. religions, e.g., Buddhism,
Jainism, etc peace is used to
The holy Quran says: underscore inner dimension, i.e.,
“Those who believe, the person more than the outer
and whose hearts find dimension, i.e., the environment.
satisfaction in the (Blank and Burau, 2014)
remembrance of Allah: In general, peace of mind or
for without doubt in the inner peace refers to a deliberate

remembrance of Allah state of either psychological or
do hearts find satisfaction”. spiritual calmness despite the
(Quran,13: 28)