Many people are living with a lot of pain in their bodies, minds and emotions. The main reason is that there’s no let up to the disturbing things seen, observed, witnessed daily. We all know the list that causes pain and suffering and leaves us feeling helpless and hopeless. If we would look pass our complicated world though, we would feel differently, and would arrive at a place that allows us to grasp the deeper meaning of Life.
There’s no denying it; our world is in somewhat of a mess right now. But, if we could realize that there’s so much more to us than what we’ve been taught, if we could get pass the surface – the things we read in the newspapers, or watch on the news, or witness in our own lives, the opinions bobbing around – things of that ilk, something grand will then open up for us.
When we believe that what we see, read, and hear about is the sum total of our lives then life becomes a drag; I don”t want to live in that kind of a world. Thankfully, that’s not the case.
The material world is a place for experiences, many of which can help us have a better understanding of Life. When we open our eyes and really look at the Creator’s creations – the abundance and beauty, the oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains, valleys, forests, flowers, healing plants, the joy the sun brings during the day, the look of the stars on a dark night, a newborn – how can we possibly not want to awaken to the other parts of Life .
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“Everything in the world comes from the mind, like objects appearing from the sleeve of a magician.” -Buddha, Lankavatara Sutra
“We have no reason to mistrust our world, for it is not against us. Has it terrors, they are our terrors; has it abysses, those abysses belong to us, are dangers at hand, we must try to love them. . . . How should we be able to forget those ancient myths about dragons that at the last moment turn into princesses; perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave.” -Rainer Maria Rilke , “Letters to a Young Poet”