In the previous two articles in this series, we touched on the profound wisdom that inner peace is your inner power, and that you can cultivate inner peace through silence meditation.
You can start by devoting as little as five minutes a day to develop consistent practice and grow it from there to unleash your inner power into your daily life.
To facilitate your cultivation of inner peace, I have created many offerings under the umbrella name: The Peace Practice.
The Peace Practice is silence meditation.
Here’s a little story of how it came to be…
The Origins of The Peace Practice
The CEO of Aquiire, the last company I worked for, told me in 2018, on our last day of work together, “You are meant to touch and change souls. Don’t settle for anything less!”
Something about this direct message from him struck a chord deep inside.
Yet, the creative technologist and entrepreneur in me wanted to bring more of my ideas to life.
With the help of some professional friends and collaborators, I pursued the goal of bringing six startups to life.
Then, in fall 2019, everything changed.
My heart’s calling was so strong that I couldn’t postpone it any longer.
I left the tech and startup world for good.
Through winter 2019, I worked on bringing to life, my first book, “Awaken: An Experiential Exploration of Enlightenment,” based on my direct experience of the wisdom of the Masters.
That book was going to be launched with the help of several friends and well wishers in March 2020.
It was then that the pandemic hit the world.
Fear and anxiety loomed large in my circles and across the world.
Suffering and loss of dear ones followed.
Jobs were lost and companies and industries collapsed.
I could feel that pain and suffering palpably.
One day in March 2020, I just felt moved to offer daily live meditations to help people ground themselves in their inner peace through a very simple and direct silence meditation.
I’d guide them in small groups online via Zoom, in short fifteen-minute sessions.
Hundreds of people joined in and tried this out with me.
Many reported back about how invaluable these fifteen minutes were in their stressful day.
Two to three months into it, those who came back every day to participate in these live meditation sessions reported how their lives were changing.. how they felt grounded despite external circumstances, how their families noticed a visceral change in them, and how their calmness blanketed their family members.
This was extremely gratifying.
I took this as a signal to continue my investment in this offering, which I had called The Peace Practice.
Today, as I write this article, we have completed 1000 live meditation sessions of The Peace Practice.
It has taken a life of its own.
Looking back to early 2020, I was going to help guide people to their Awakening and Self Realization starting with my first book.
Life had a different plan for me, leading me to offer The Peace Practice, which connects people to their inner power, while at the same time, lays the groundwork for their Self Realization.
What is The Peace Practice?
The Peace Practice is silence meditation.
Silence meditation is a practice that involves resting your attention single pointedly in the silence of the heart.
It quiets the monkey mind and connects you with the deep, quiet space within, that is the source of inner peace.
Its fundamental structure is as follows:
Fifteen-minute live meditations via Zoom. Anyone can join this for free.
At the time of this writing, these live meditation sessions run on weekdays at 7 am Eastern Time (USA) when I’m not traveling. When I’m traveling, I curate meditations from the growing collection of Peace Practice meditations and send them to subscribers via email to continue their daily practice.
For those who cannot attend the live meditation sessions for scheduling and other reasons, I offer daily meditation recordings (audio and text transcript) for a small fee.
Each meditation follows a general framework:
- An inquiry into a specific life issue like stress, anxiety, greed, fatigue, self doubt, or any number of myriad human challenges.
- A story which I’ve written or sourced and adapted from authentic traditions like Zen, Sufism, Hindu spirituality, and many others.
- Reflections drawn from that story that point to the wisdom that can and should be applied to transform one’s life.
- Guidance into silence, this is the core silence meditation.
- Takeaways to implement in daily life.
When people participate in the Peace Practice live session or use the meditation recording on their own schedule, they are put in touch with their unfathomable inner power, even as they experience life changing wisdom that aid their continuous self transformation in practical terms.
What Are the Peace Practice offerings?
What started as live meditation sessions to cultivate silence, has been evolving into an invaluable suite of offerings to cultivate inner peace, root in inner peace, come into daily life anchored in inner peace, and in the process, continuously transform your life to unleash your inner power.
Here are the resources available at the time of writing this article:
1. The Secrets of Inner Peace (eBook)
Unveil the often misunderstood truth about inner peace in this essential eBook.
Inner peace is not something to be attained after worldly affairs are in order; it’s the foundation that unleashes your inner power (clarity, wisdom, courage, strength, creativity, and more).
This eBook is your guide to understanding and cultivating this transformative way of living.
2. Peace Practice Live (free membership)
Meditate with me live on weekdays for fifteen minutes via Zoom, offered for free. These sessions provide a consistent touchpoint for cultivating inner peace in your daily life.
3. Peace Practice Recordings (premium membership)
Can’t attend the Peace Practice Live meditations sessions?
Meditate on your own schedule with daily meditation recordings, available in both audio and text formats.
New recordings are added each weekday, with a subscription providing access to a large collection of hundreds of meditations.
4. Meditations for Inner Peace – Volume 1 (digital album)
If you are starting a meditation practice or wish to establish a consistent daily meditation practice, this collection of meditations on inner peace is perfect for you.
Here you’ll find thirty meditations on inner peace, 15-minutes each, to help you cultivate inner peace daily.
Each meditation consists of an inquiry and reflections, guidance to rest your attention in silence, and a takeaway to live life fully.
5. Powerful Wisdom to Create a Shield of Lasting Inner Peace (Online Course published by DailyOM)
Explore this life changing course designed to help you build a lasting shield of inner peace.
Created in partnership with DailyOm, this course is an valuable resource for those seeking to protect and cultivate their inner tranquility.
6. Transformative Coaching with Sundar (personalized mentorship to unleash your inner power)
Today, you can be a better, more powerful version of yourself than yesterday.
The Japanese term Shin Shin Kaizen expresses this beautifully, continuous transformation of heart and mind.
This journey of self transformation unleashes your inner power, helping you make wise decisions and take powerful actions, anchoring your life in inner peace.
If this resonates with you, you can explore if coaching with me is right for you.
Benefits of the Peace Practice Offerings:
The Peace Practice offerings bring you many benefits…
1. Practice silence meditation.
Develop a foundational practice to connect to your inner power which is inner peace.
Learn the art of applying single pointed attention in silence.
Learn to unleash your inner power into your daily life, peacing into life vs. peacing out of life.
2. Continuous self transformation.
Tap into transformative wisdom that lets you ground in inner peace, cherishing the gifts in your life, and letting go of what doesn’t serve you.
Experience the power of being the best form of yourself each day, orienting yourself toward success and fulfillment.
Make wise decisions and take powerful actions every day with clarity, wisdom, courage, strength, creativity, and compassion.
3. Preparation for Self Realization.
One of the best preparatory practices that opens the door to Self Realization, the experiential recognition of your true nature, is silence meditation.
Silence meditation, as you now know, is at the heart of the Peace Practice.
The Peace Practice combines silence meditation with transformative wisdom to unleash your inner power, continuously transforming your life and preparing the ground for Self Realization.
One question may still linger…
Is silence meditation and the Peace Practice right for you?
We’ll address that in the next article in this series.
About the Author
Sundar Kadayam is an author, spiritual teacher, mentor, and healer. Midway through his 34 year career as a technologist and entrepreneur, life circumstances pushed him into an unlikely journey toward healing and awakening. His offerings provide guidance on self care and healing, self transformation, and self realization.
Sundar’s Website: Being YOU with Sundar Kadayam – Resources for self-care and healing, continuous self-transformation, and Self-Realization
Sundar’s Bio: About Sundar Kadayam
Sundar’s Writings: Articles and Pointers to Being YOU – with Sundar Kadayam
The Peace Practice: The Peace Practice – Simple Meditation to Cultivate Inner Peace (sundar.com)
Life Coach Code Interview: Find Life Coach | Meet Sundar Kadayam: How to Go from Weakness to True Power and Limitless Potential? (lifecoachcode.com)
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