"The Buddha puts it simply: we are ready to wake up. One lives in a land of ever-changing phenomena, of birth and death, cause and effect: the world of duality, which all of us believe is our real home.. It is not. . .Just as high mountains have a timber line above which no trees grow, the peak of consciousness has a nirvana line above which nothing dies. . . we can learn to function freely in the world of duality, yet we can never forget who we are and where we really live.
The very fact that we experience conflict is positive, because it means we have choice. Without conflict, the selfish person will continue to be selfish. But where there is a sense of conflict, there is hope. A personal crisis can shake consciousness to its very depths. Turmoil can bring great suffering, physically, emotionally , and spiritually. But after the storm subsides, we find the direction of our lives has been reversed. The desire to change the direction of your life is one of the surest signs of grace."
Dialogue With Death, Eknath Easwarhan. |
