The end of suffering

If suffering would only end with physical death, then it would make sense to die. But suffering does not end with physical death. The only way to end suffering is to get enlightened. Only enlightenment or the recognition of truth can completely and permanently end suffering. There is no other way.

Human condition

The human condition seems to be defined by constantly reaching out for something that seems perpetually out of reach.

Dealing with the dark side

Carl Jung said, “Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is.”

Suddenly, the dark side shows up. Killed a small lizard today.

Yoda says that fear is the only darkness. Ultimately it is fear that killed the lizard. Irrational fear rules much of your decision and worries. And the more you allow it to run your life, the more evil you will commit. Evil actions are mainly based on fear. Much of it being irrational.

Yet, this darkness lives in the mind. Accompanying the mind like a persistent shadow. Causing heaviness. Actions committed based on fear result in darkening the  mind. Filling it with secret guilt and regrets.Taking you deeper into its grasp. Seek refuge. Remember God. The source of all. Untouched by darkness.

O Wanderer

O wanderer...why the high brow? Why that elitist attitude? Your place is here in the world. Shine your light here, for this is the only place that you can exist in

Remember God and free yourself

The difference between worldly pursuits and spiritual pursuits is this. Worldly activities are never complete and lead only to despair and frustration. Spiritual activity always leads to peace and removal of fear.

To deeply prioritize the spiritual in the midst of worldly activity is the only ask for liberation. To not forget God in the midst of worldly chaos is the only spiritual requirement. To recollect stillness in the midst of mental activity and remain rooted in stillness is the prime requirement for liberation.

Never allow the mind to blow you away from your central core of stillness. To have access to stillness in the midst of chaos is to remember God. This is your only true task. All else is futile desperation.

What is this world?

What do I want? Why is there confusion? Why is there disturbance? Why is there still a sense of discontentment? Why is there unease? Why is there still uncertainty? Why is resolution still lacking? Why is there still a sense on bondage? Why is the heart still clenched? Why is there still not enough? Why is there still chasing after wealth? Why is there still fear? What is the problem statement of life?
What really is this world and what am I doing here? Who am I? What is this appearance? What is the problem? Why is there struggle?

The process of living life tends to generate confusion and chaos. The abundance of options expands the confusion. Modern life with its peculiar nature only expands confusion. Confusion clouds reality and generates fear and unease. We keep chasing after things, not knowing why we chase them. And even after we gain them, we are still uneasy. We fear losing the things we own. We fear the loss of our lifestyle. We fear the loss of income. We don't know what we really want. Wandering souls. We feel helpless. At the mercy of the external world.

To retain clarity and not get carried away is the only path to sanity.

The words of a sage

The mind of human beings are essentially the same mechanism. 
On the surface of all minds there is an incessant storm of self-referential thoughts. 
They cannot be stopped. 
They are the mind. 
The sense of self and the swirling mnemonic debris are the same phenomenon. 
In the center of all minds is a sublime quiescence. 
Many intuit its presence and attempt to access it through various practices such as meditation or shifting their focus to the "now". 
Long distance runners, surfers and musicians have their unique names for it. 
But it cannot be accessed through intentional effort that originates on the surface. 
The only difference between a sage and a seeker is a sage has one foot in the consensus conceptual overlay and one foot in the sublime quiescense. They experience their perceptual input being beautifully suspended between everything and nothing at all.

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In your travels, you may make it to the edge and find yourself staring into the void. 
But you can't go there because......well..... because there's nothing there. 
And you will have to turn around and walk back into the dream knowing that with all it trials and tribulations....with all its uncertainties and scary things........knowing that it is all a mental fabrication.......it is the only place in the manifested universe that you, and all those you love, have any existence. 
This......this dream of separation is your only home. 
And it is grand far beyond anything you could ever imagine.

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