- I have been in a relationship and completed it.
- I have built my civilization, destroyed an empire and been defeated.
- I have published an academic article in a reputed physics journal.
There is nothing more left to attain.
Eventually, all that remains is pure consciousness, the self alone shines. This is all there is, irrespective of all attainments.
The very intention to be in a state other than what is, results in misery.
Realize that there are no states, but only consciousness. That is stillness. That is peace. That is liberation.
At every instant, there are two directions:
One is the direction of your personal desires, hopes and aspirations. This leads further into the world of appearance.
Other is the direction of truth. This brings you back to your Source.
Following the path of the pursuit of desire leads only to eventual despair.
Desire is the biggest trickster. It seems as though the satisfaction of desire will lead to bliss.
However, it leads only to exponential increase in desire. Desire is fundamentally unfulfillable.
Keep pursuing desires and you will end up insane.
Sanity lies in the realization of perfect contentment with what is.
Sanity lies in the realization of the futility of pursuing desires.
The desire for attainment, desire for fame, desire for love eventually end in despair. This has to be because all desire originates from a perception of discontent with the current state.
Realize that consciousness is all there is and that alone is enough. The path to sanity.
If love is indeed most important, then how to feel loved when you are without a partner?
The most important fact that needs to be recognized is that love does not depend on having a partner.
The love that is the very core of who you are is independent of any external relationship.
It is the very nature of existence and can only be expressed out. The one who is 'searching for love' is acting out of a place of incompletion and hence believes that love is lacking. True love that is of the soul cannot depend on being in an external relationship. It has to be recognized as the very source of who you are.
Realize the truth and everything else becomes trivial.