Why do we find life to be a struggle? Why do we feel that life is so hard sometimes?
The thought 'life is hard' occurs to you only when there is some anxiety about the future. This anxiety which comes up is due to the fundamental unknown of the future. The future remains as a dark spot of the unknown. When we dwell on that dark spot, it generates anxiety. Let us enquire. At this very moment, you are here, reading this. Here in this very moment, all that actually exists is just you and your awareness of being present here, now. Feel this presence. This presence that you feel is all that actually exists. Yes, there might be unresolved isuues, tasks undone etc. but right now is only presence. Now, I invite you to grasp that this presence is the only thing thats found when you really enquire. No matter what situation you might be in, the sense of presence is always there, seemingly at the background. The foreground consists of your thoughts of anxiety.
Breathe deeply and feel this very moment. Feel your presence. Let it wash away the anxiety. Let it wash away the fear. Let us see that at every moment, we are faced with two seeming possibilities. Once is the train of thought which eventually leads us only to death and anxiety if followed through. Other is the sense of presence right here right now, which is pure consciousness. If thought is allowed to expand, it can very easily blow completely out of proportion and seemingly embrace our consciousness in its grasp of despair and gloom. Consciousness remains unaffected, however. This needs to be realized. Then thought can change. Then this very moment becomes a celebration. An act of gratitude merely for being alive this very moment. Darkness and despair of thought is just deception. An anchor is needed for life. An anchor which is independent of external circumstances. Consciousness alone can become the anchor. It is present at all times in all circumstances. Dwell here in the stillness of awareness, else the deception of the world will carry you away. Ultimately, there is nothing to seek in life. There is only eternal consciousness. This alone has to be realized deeply. Only then will the strength arrive which banishes all thoughts of despair. All the words of the world and their deception must be burned in this fire of pure consciousness. Only then will true security and peace arrive. No peace or security can ever come from 'external' factors. Seeking any form of security through external means will only increase misery. Until this is deeply realized, you will not stop seeking 'more'. Realize that you have enough. Only then can you truly contribute to the world.
It has been declared by ancient wisdom that self knowledge alone is to be sought. Once the self is realized, all sorrows will vanish.
The thought 'life is hard' occurs to you only when there is some anxiety about the future. This anxiety which comes up is due to the fundamental unknown of the future. The future remains as a dark spot of the unknown. When we dwell on that dark spot, it generates anxiety. Let us enquire. At this very moment, you are here, reading this. Here in this very moment, all that actually exists is just you and your awareness of being present here, now. Feel this presence. This presence that you feel is all that actually exists. Yes, there might be unresolved isuues, tasks undone etc. but right now is only presence. Now, I invite you to grasp that this presence is the only thing thats found when you really enquire. No matter what situation you might be in, the sense of presence is always there, seemingly at the background. The foreground consists of your thoughts of anxiety.
Breathe deeply and feel this very moment. Feel your presence. Let it wash away the anxiety. Let it wash away the fear. Let us see that at every moment, we are faced with two seeming possibilities. Once is the train of thought which eventually leads us only to death and anxiety if followed through. Other is the sense of presence right here right now, which is pure consciousness. If thought is allowed to expand, it can very easily blow completely out of proportion and seemingly embrace our consciousness in its grasp of despair and gloom. Consciousness remains unaffected, however. This needs to be realized. Then thought can change. Then this very moment becomes a celebration. An act of gratitude merely for being alive this very moment. Darkness and despair of thought is just deception. An anchor is needed for life. An anchor which is independent of external circumstances. Consciousness alone can become the anchor. It is present at all times in all circumstances. Dwell here in the stillness of awareness, else the deception of the world will carry you away. Ultimately, there is nothing to seek in life. There is only eternal consciousness. This alone has to be realized deeply. Only then will the strength arrive which banishes all thoughts of despair. All the words of the world and their deception must be burned in this fire of pure consciousness. Only then will true security and peace arrive. No peace or security can ever come from 'external' factors. Seeking any form of security through external means will only increase misery. Until this is deeply realized, you will not stop seeking 'more'. Realize that you have enough. Only then can you truly contribute to the world.
It has been declared by ancient wisdom that self knowledge alone is to be sought. Once the self is realized, all sorrows will vanish.
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