Jonathan Robinson
4 min readSep 30, 2022

How I Found Deep Peace with One Simple Phrase

Many years ago, I realized I had managed to find deep peace during my daily meditation sessions, but that peace was not extending into my day-to-day life. Then, for my book, The Enlightenment Project, I interviewed over 60 spiritual teachers–ranging from Deepak Chopra to the Dalai Lama. Sometimes, one of these teachers would suggest a simple phrase I could focus on while doing the “stuff” of daily life. By thinking of these phrases periodically during my day, I found I could often “tune-in” to deep peace while engaged in activity. These phrases became a way for me to feel the peace of meditation–even while…

Jonathan Robinson

is the author of 12 books and a frequent guest on Oprah. His website is FindingHappiness.com and his podcast is “Awareness Explorers.” email: iamjonr@aol.com