At the heart of our lives, in moments when we are completely alone, we see this void. This great emptiness. It seems that all our lives we seek nothing more than to escape from this profound void. This profound emptiness that lies at the core of our being. All our relationships, careers, jobs, socializing etc. is ultimately nothing but an escape from this void. When this void is felt very strongly, we call it loneliness. A fear that if we do not do something to escape this void, we will die. A deep fear that strikes at the very core. A fear of the darkness within. I wonder what happens if we stop trying to escape and see what really lies at the root of this void?
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Living with awareness
Living alone can be a deeply reflective experience. It teaches you to accept yourself as you are. It asks you to stop looking for approval outside yourself. It shows you that you do not need to be part of a relationship to feel complete. You are already complete. There is no one else who can complete you. Stop wishing for another person, accept who you are completely and live your life. Do not waste time in regrets or what if's. Just get on and get going. Be comfortable in your own skin. Be aware. Live with awareness. Do not waste time accumulating other people's beliefs in your mind. Accept your strengths and your weaknesses. Do not waste time trying to better yourself. Just be aware...that is all. Awareness is the common factor behind all experiences and all situations.
Living alone enables you to be aware of this space in which all experiences happen. A great solitude which is permeated with the perfume of pure beingness. Just this.
Living alone enables you to be aware of this space in which all experiences happen. A great solitude which is permeated with the perfume of pure beingness. Just this.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Living Alone
Living alone can be hard at first and it does take some time getting used to. There will be times of bleakness and despair, but what I have seen is that these do not last very long. Its just your mind playing tricks on you. You have to completely accept being alone in order to enjoy it or even endure it. It can get hard at times but you can make it.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Regret
How do you face yourself when you see that you never expressed what needed to be expressed. That you never said what you even now hide underneath all the surface of your thoughts? Now when its too late, what is the use of telling it? What is the answer dear heart? How come I never could say what I most needed to say? And now how do I live with it? How do I let go of the past? How does one live with the regret of never having said what one needed to say?
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Monday, May 7, 2012
Inner Peace
Inner peace is the most valuable treasure one can have. The great sense of serenity in the midst of all the turbulence of life is the final end of wisdom. To be like a rock, unshaken in the midst of all the countless thoughts seeking to pull you one way or another is something that must be treasured.
So the question then is what is the origin of inner peace? What is it that makes a man go through all the suffering and pain of life with an inner smile. One thing is for sure, inner peace is independent of all external circumstances. Come what may, inner peace cannot be touched. Nothing external has any power over this priceless commodity, yea much more priceless than all the gold in the world. Of what use it is to possess the entire wealth of the world and yet be tossed around like a helpless piece of log in the storm of life. This is considered to be the greatest gift, the peace that passeth all understanding.
Inner peace originates from an inner confidence, an inner trust, an inner knowing, a deep inner certainty that cannot be touched by anything outside. It cannot be touched by poverty, ill health, physical pain, ridicule, humiliation, failure, success, victory, defeat, praise, honor, wealth, pleasure, fame, cold, isolation, loneliness. It is something that has transcended all external influence, like space which is untouched by any external object or sensation. So where does inner peace come from. This is a mystery. But it is something we already hold within us. We need only tap into it. We are born from this very place of supreme peace and we can never die from it. Know this. Surrender to this absolutely fundamental knowing. All people no matter where or in what condition or circumstance have access to this deep place inside. A place no obstacle or problem can touch. Even in the face of death can one remain in complete and total peace. Totally at rest and accept it completely. Like the vast and deep ocean which remains untouched by the furious activity of the waves.
All things appear equal from this place and all states appear equal. This peace is your birthright and no one and nothing can take it away from you. Rest in this supreme peace. This is Love. There is God here.
So the question then is what is the origin of inner peace? What is it that makes a man go through all the suffering and pain of life with an inner smile. One thing is for sure, inner peace is independent of all external circumstances. Come what may, inner peace cannot be touched. Nothing external has any power over this priceless commodity, yea much more priceless than all the gold in the world. Of what use it is to possess the entire wealth of the world and yet be tossed around like a helpless piece of log in the storm of life. This is considered to be the greatest gift, the peace that passeth all understanding.
Inner peace originates from an inner confidence, an inner trust, an inner knowing, a deep inner certainty that cannot be touched by anything outside. It cannot be touched by poverty, ill health, physical pain, ridicule, humiliation, failure, success, victory, defeat, praise, honor, wealth, pleasure, fame, cold, isolation, loneliness. It is something that has transcended all external influence, like space which is untouched by any external object or sensation. So where does inner peace come from. This is a mystery. But it is something we already hold within us. We need only tap into it. We are born from this very place of supreme peace and we can never die from it. Know this. Surrender to this absolutely fundamental knowing. All people no matter where or in what condition or circumstance have access to this deep place inside. A place no obstacle or problem can touch. Even in the face of death can one remain in complete and total peace. Totally at rest and accept it completely. Like the vast and deep ocean which remains untouched by the furious activity of the waves.
All things appear equal from this place and all states appear equal. This peace is your birthright and no one and nothing can take it away from you. Rest in this supreme peace. This is Love. There is God here.
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