We humans use words to communicate. Words reveal how we think. We seem to constantly forget that words are just labels, which only suggest they point to something “real”.<\/p>\n
Take “success” or “happiness” or “acknowledgement”, things which most people want to attain, but can you actually “get” them?<\/p>\n
Language is very useful when you want to ask someone to buy apples at the grocery store, but just like any tool, it has severe limitations.<\/p>\n
Ultimately words point to nothing “attainable” at all. When you deeply look into this, you will see how our use of language actually creates and maintains all kinds of illusions.<\/p>\n
At the basis of our language is the first person perspective, the “I” who is going to “get” certain “things”.<\/p>\n
Billions of people speak from this perspective every day, every hour or every minute.<\/p>\n
What will they attain and when?<\/p>\n
The reason we never feel fullfilled, is that this seeking is based on a dream, on an illusion.<\/p>\n
Seeking feels exciting, but only arises from the assumption of separation. Ultimately it is painful.<\/p>\n
The end of this dream could be called awakening.<\/p>\n
Awakening is never attained by anyone, because it is the very seeing itself that there is nothing to attain, no “me” who has anything or is going to get anything.<\/p>\n
Which could be called complete freedom.<\/p>\n
No seeking or effort can bring about awakening, because awakening is the end of all your effort and seeking.<\/p>\n
All personal or spiritual or religious effort to get something or get somewhere, falling away.<\/p>\n
What remains is the happening of Life!<\/p>\n
Paradoxically then, everything that we humans long for is recognized as already present.<\/p>\n
Shining as everything, as everyone, as all.<\/p>\n
As the tiny ant crawling over a leaf or as the majestic play of sky in shapes of blue and white.<\/p>\n
As the nagging toothache or the pleasant taste of tea<\/p>\n
As the song of the blackbird or the noise of heavy traffic.<\/p>\n
As everything and nothing.<\/p>\n
No need to get this.<\/p>\n
Simply be.<\/p>\n
As Love.<\/p>\n
Now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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