At the end of the day when all is said and done what most of us yearn for is an inner sense of peace, happiness, joy, fulfillment and/or contentment.

I think you will recognize that the feeling of inner peace is automatically associated with all of the other feelings I mentioned above.

What is the essential nature of this state we call inner peace? Why do we feel it at all? Why is it so desirable to us?

Well on reflection I think you will notice that you feel "present" and most fully in your body when you feel peaceful. So what does it mean to be fully "present"?

It means that you, the Divine Being of energy that you are is more fully "in" your physical body. This inherently also feels desirable to you because it is associated with those feelings of peace that you enjoy.

That sense of enjoyment is not just a feeling it is "information" that represents the "truth" about what is desirable, good and right for you. That is that you, the Divine Being that you are is supposed to reside fully in your physical body as a conscious entity!

This also represents what you might call your inner "truth".

When you feel that peace it's the same as saying that you are living in alignment with that truth and hence the "reward" in a manner of speaking is the wonderful feeling of peace that ensues.

Conversely the feelings of peace can also be considered like a guide guiding us to our own inner truth. By noticing which of our personal choices lead us to this peace we