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BLOG ON DZOG On my mind, November 16, 2011 Sometimes life can seem almost too much to cope with: Too much to do and too little time to accomplish it all. Much chaos around us and much uncertainty in the world. Many vying for top positions in each country, but seemingly very few who can lead a large number of people with variant views into one cohesive, functional community. In times like these, it is helpful to return to the source to sort things out and reduce life’s pressures to manageable proportions. That source is you, your inner sense of balance, your innate understanding of what works for you. In the long run, it really doesn’t matter what the news has to offer or what politicians want to do, it matters what you do, how you perceive the world, and what you find fulfilling and enriching. Gathering together ultimately requires gathering within, bringing your own thoughts and feelings to bear on your choices. If what you do makes you feel bad or uncomfortable, even if it’s popular or touted by seemingly thousands as the right thing to do, then it’s time to find your own definitions and set sight on a path of your own. When we are born, we are born into the world and the world is random and cyclical and uncertain. No one can make that not be: it just is. Impermanence is an immutable law of nature. What once was is soon gone, and may come back again, or may not. Great pain of soul and mind comes from great expectations that this or that or the other human endeavor will create a New World, one not random or cyclical or uncertain at all. When we are born, each of us has been born into a space that belongs to us alone. When, individually, we return to that inner space, that place of being, we find that whatever else is going on in this chaotic and unpredictable setting, we have a sense of peace, of belonging, and an open awareness, not colored by mass culture or bullish points of view. Returning to this space that is ours alone, allows us to see clearly what needs to be done in each moment and gives us the momentum unhesitatingly to act in the correct manner, to say the things that help, not hurt, a situation, and to ease our immediate surroundings in that moment. Inner being allows us to return to our own space in peace, without regret, and without any great expectation that all will remain calm in the very next moment just because we have wished it so. Life seems much more manageable when we are managing our own, not intent on forcing others to see our view, to hear our voice, to take our direction, to copy us, to be a part of a team or a clique or a set of concepts. That inner space that belongs only to you is directed by God, or Spirit, or Creator. The God Light speaks peacefully, kindly, and is never a cause of disruption. From that center of being you can choose your own path and walk it with grace whatever life’s twists may come to you. Om Mani Padme Hum. H’Art of Zen
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