Corinthians 13

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. ² And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. ³ And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

⁴ Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; ⁵ does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; ⁶ does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; ⁷ bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
⁸ Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. ⁹ For we know in part and we prophesy in part. ¹⁰ But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.
¹¹ When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. ¹² For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
¹³ And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Love

There is only one purpose which can make everything meaningful --> that is Love.

In the end, love is all that matters. The silent and mysterious force behind the universe. Love is the greatest thing there is. Where there is love, nothing else is needed. Love is that which makes all the pain and suffering endurable. The whole universe shines with meaning because of love.

Love is the end of all seeking.

Subjectivity

The sense of subjectivity is an illusion.
The sense of being a subjective witness to all that is seen is also an illusion. This is what sustains the entire illusion. It is the sense 'I Am' that is the foundation of illusion.

Peace

At the end of the day, all that is of value is contentment.
All this search for reality, liberation and enlightenment and absolute truth is done only end discontent.

Only one thing is needed for contentment --> to accept circumstances as they are
Inability to accept reality is the only cause of discontent.

Accept life circumstances, accept failure, accept humiliation, accept suffering, accept pain, accept failure, accept disease, accept death...give up all expectations, give up hope...accept completely this life at this very instant...inability to do so is the cause of all your seeking...even accept your inability to accept...the seeking may never end...just be at complete peace with everything as it is...this is the only requirement.

serenity

This is the path to serenity --> to allow things to be as they are...to give up the need to fix things...to be rooted in awareness...to embrace death...

Give up hope and attachment to your self image...this self who you are so attached to is not real...

Turbulence

Turbulence arrives. The mind is washed with a countless waves of thoughts. It is the force of desire which creates this incessant stream of thoughts. Attachment creates suffering. You cannot even give up this attachment. Your desires keep driving you. They will keep driving you.

Fear is a driver of desire. Fear of death. Death is real for all who believe in birth. Still this inner turbulence driven by fear and desire. Come home to stillness. Fear is not real. A peaceful heart. Come home to the unborn.

Unborn stillness. Unborn awareness. Stay in this deep ocean of bliss. Rest here now. There is nothing else. No world out there. No one who sees. Only Peace.

Perceiver and the perceived

The perceiver is as real as the perceived. When there is nothing to perceive, there can be no perceiver.

The perceiver is bound always to the perceived. That which you perceive has no independent existence. You who are the perceiver too have no independent existence apart from the perceived.

What if in reality there is neither perceiver nor the perceived? What remains then?
This question cannot be answered by a perceiver.

In the absence of an object, there can be no subject. Hence both the subject and object are unreal.

Nothing more can be said.

Seeking

What is the fundamental illusion?
It is to live a life seeking enlightenment.
To seek love, pleasure and enlightenment --> this is the prime illusion.
Root yourself in this moment. Anything which takes you away is not real.

Stop seeking enlightenment.
Stop seeking pleasure.
Stop seeking the perfect relationship.

Root yourself right here, right now and abandon all seeking.

Deepest fear

My deepest fear is that I am alone in this universe.

Relationship

It seems to be true as they say that our lives are bound to others. Relationship is the most important thing in life. To be in the company of loved ones and to laugh and share with them, this is what happiness is. This is ultimately why we live. Life may be like a dream, but in this very short duration that we have, it seems that what matters most is the love we share among those we consider our own. Ultimately, it all comes down to love in the end.

Restless

We live in an age of restlessness and incessant activity. Stillness has been forgotten. Life is rooted in stillness. Yet, that is the element that we are least aware of. It is awareness itself. Stillness is awareness. Restlessness will not take you anywhere. You are already here. This moment is forever holding you. Why do you seek to escape it?

The world will call out to you with its ten thousand and one issues. But that is not where you belong. Even now, you are held by stillness. Stillness is awareness. Silent awareness. Just this. This.

Random

So what is it that can be ultimately relied upon? It is not relationship since it is fragile and can be easily broken. It is not career since it too is fragile and depends on others approval. It is not wealth since it can be lost. Neither is it health since it too declines.

Right here in this very moment, there is a deep stillness. Untouched by thought. Untouched by anything external. Rest here. Be still. Deeply quiet. This is home.

Now

It is this moment right now that is most important. Nothing else.
This moment is all there is.