Suffering

Identification with the body...this consumes tremendous energy.
This is the root of wickedness and misery.

To identify with the body is suffering.

Clarity

Imagine that there is absolutely nothing to attain.
Imagine that you have obtained all that you ever desired and there is nothing left to desire.
No where to go.
No one to be with.
Now what.
There is absolutely nothing left to do.
In this absolute desirelessness, what remains?
Only that which cannot be avoided.
Which cannot be grasped.
Which cannot be attained.
Forever here.
How does it feel?
It feels very light.
Like.............
Everything else is for what
To attain this...
But this is always unattainable...

There is nothing but this...
Clearness...
Nothing to do....

But this is always here...
Thoughts prevent seeing this...

It seems like a great void...
An absence...
So we run away...Back to our desires...and fears...
Back to the world...

Thought train for malice

Malice for another person.
A thought of ill will for another.

This thought assumes the reality of the other person as an independent entity.
Once the reality of another independent entity is assumed, one assumes that pleasure for the other entity implies pain for me.

Let us follow the following thought train.

1. Self ignorance
2. Independent existence of a 'me'
3. Independent existence of an 'other'
4. Identification with the 'me'
5. Dis-identification with the 'other'
6. The 'other' is unknown
7. The other is a 'threat'
8. The other's happiness is a 'threat'
9. The other is 'not self'.
10. Self alone is dear
11. Hence the 'other' is not dear
12. All that is 'not self' deserves misery.
13. 'The other' deserves misery
14. 'Happiness for the other' is not tolerated
15. The 'not self' should be destroyed
16. 'The other' should be destroyed.

'The other' exists as an independent entity only in your perception. There is nowhere else where it could exist independently. By consistently believing in the independent existence of 'the other' this belief has strengthened enormously and has solidified into an appearance which looks real and ominous. However, it is just a powerful delusion, not an actual fact.

What appears as the external world is not different from the thought in your own mind.

But,
1. 'The other' is an illusion
2. Hence it cannot be destroyed (being non-existent)
3. Perception of an 'external world' is an illusion.
4. There is none but the self.
5. Hence malice is based on delusion
6. Self ignorance is the root of all misery

Real

That which is real, exists even now.
There is no need to do anything to gain that which always is.
Just stop seeking.
That is all.
Give up the false conviction that truth is attained by seeking.
This alone is required.
Give up belief in attainment.

Overcoming desire

Desires play havoc with the mind. Caught in the grip of desire, the mind becomes turbulent.
There is along with desire the presence of fear. Fear over not acting on the desire. This fear always accompanies desire. Is the satisfaction of desire the purpose of life?
Does the satisfaction of desire ensure peace?

Desire originates from a place of incompleteness. You are unable to feel complete at this very moment with what is here and now. You imagine that the incompleteness that you feel right now is due to not acting on your desire. You believe that attaining the object of your desire will bring you peace. This belief is not true.

This is because ignorance causes desire. Desire is only possible in a state of ignorance. When you forget the truth of consciousness, you immediately fall into the trap of desire. Remember, consciousness is all there is. There is no external world. There is no separate 'you' who is feeling incomplete. All there is, is only consciousness. The moment this is forgotten, you are trapped. Overcome by desire, you fall into misery.

To believe that the external world can satisfy in any way is ignorance. Only this conviction is to be gained. Consciousness alone exists. Nothing else is there. All that is seen is mere appearance. Without any reality. To realize this is supreme peace.

This is what we have been told.

Moments..

The moments of our life passing by...
Every moment beginning and ending anew...
Life keeps moving...
Milestones keep passing...
People come and go...
Longings for something...
Dance of love...
What a strange dance is this life?

Everything leaves...nothing stays...
But always new beginnings...

Thoughts to live by

Here are some thoughts to live by:

1. Do not desire events to happen as you want them, but want them to happen exactly as they do and life will be well.

2. Know that you are forever perfectly content exactly how your life is. Do not desire that which is not there right now.

3. I am perfectly at peace right now with my life circumstances. There is no need to change or avoid change when it knocks.

4. There is no need to believe that life will be better or worse at some future state. Life is perfectly fine right here, right now, inspite of all that has happened or not happened.

5. There is no special state to seek. Contentment exists at this very moment without anything to seek or avoid.

6. Awareness alone is. Peace is forever here. Absolute peace exists right now. There is no circumstance where peace cannot be had.

7. There is absolutely nothing to seek.

8. There is no treasure greater than contentment.