Any hope?

I feel so empty and sad.

So heavy.

As though there is no point.

And a heavy fog clouds my vision.

Is there any hope for me?

Feeling bound

Sometimes a despair overcomes.

Watching this conditioning play out.

Social conditioning and expectations playing out.

Feeling deeply bound.

No way out

We don't like to suffer.

We don't like misery.

We don't like pain.

Yet, we are afflicted by these and consequently experience sorrow.

Yet, there is no way out.

 

Mass hypnosis

Why does it seem so difficult to penetrate through into the the true nature of reality.

It seems to be due to deep social conditioning.

The people around us and the society that we live in are constantly churning out narratives about what is happening and who you are.

That you are a child of your parents, the husband of your wife, the father of your child, the friend, the persona.

That you are a person sharing the world with other persons with behavioral expectations.

Being constantly exposed to these social narratives hypnotizes you into believing the narrative and in the process blinding you to the true nature of reality.

'You' are a person.

You = person

Person = You

World = Persons + Objects + environment

In short, any kind of investigation into the true nature of reality is suppressed by the continual exposure to social narratives and expectations.

Being alive is suffering

Being alive and conscious can be painful.

It can be anxious.

Being alive implies suffering.

Suffering is the price of being a conscious being.

Unfortunately, nothing can be done about it.

Life can be horrifying

Life can be horrifying.

In the end, you will lose everything.

Your health will fail.

You will likely get bankrupted.

You will likely end up alone and in despair.

There is absolutely no guarantee that you will not meet with a tragic end.

So then, what will you do about it?

Can you really do anything about it?

 

Life flows on

Recognizing the indivisible nature of life can lead to relief but also sadness.

There is simply ongoing experience.

And in this experience, there seems to be individual entities struggling to make sense of life and hold on to what they hold dear.

Yet, life simply flows.