"When we start to suffer, it tells us something very valuable. It means that we are not seeing the truth, and we are not relating from the truth. It's a beautiful pointer. It never fails. ― Adyashanti We often think we suffer because of what other people do which is a kind of 'us vs them' way of looking at suffering - I'm suffering because of them! - but when we zoom out to a more open perspective there is the possibility for us to become aware that our suffering is only a kind of 'us vs misaligned seeing' - we're not seeing the truth of what actually is, as Adya points out - I'm only suffering because the way I'm looking is off. What freedom it is when we really see the difference between these two views playing out in our daily life. The 'us vs them' perspective locks us into perpetual suffering and the 'us vs misaligned seeing' is the key pointing the way out. It's not about other people, it's not even about who we are - it's only about the view we are now taking about all of it. ************************************************************ This same 'us vs them' view is extremely loud and persistent in the political realm and sometimes it's hard to see our way to any alternative 'political' view that's aligned with the qualities of Truth - peace, love, oneness. For those interested, here is the link to an article I wrote sharing an alternative to the 'us vs them' perspective within the realm of politics. When we believe what we think, when we take our thinking to be reality, we will suffer. It’s not obvious until you look at it, but when we believe our thoughts, in that instant, we begin to live in the world of dreams, where the mind conceptualizes an entire world that doesn’t actually exist anywhere but in the mind itself. At that moment, we begin to experience a sense of isolation, where we no longer feel connected to each other in a very rich and human way, but we find ourselves receding more and more into the world of our minds, into the world of our own creation.” - Adyashanti Comments are closed.
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It is all very simple. Instead of seeing things imagined, learn to see them as they are. When you can see everything as it is, you will also see yourself as you are. It is like cleansing a mirror. The same mirror that shows you the world as it is, will also show you your own face."
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