The Ocean of Love
When you simply keep your attention on the truth of yourself, on this “unchanging,” (rather than on those things that change all the time) then all the habits to think a certain way will reveal themselves and show themselves to be mirages that give the appearance of suffering. You will find that daily life has always taken care of itself and will always take care.
As funny as that sounds, there is nothing you have to do, because you cannot control anything. There is not a you to do it! If you earnestly look for the you that is supposed to be doing everything, you will find there is nobody. This becomes your own experience that is absolutely unshakeable. Who is it that you think you are? Really check this out. You will make a fantastic discovery.
Somehow there has to be a ripeness to hear. If you have beliefs and are attached to them, then you cannot know this. When you are really willing to look for yourself, or if it happens by grace, then you realize! Once you know and you notice that different thoughts come up by themselves, you either keep returning to This that is unchanging, your own Self which is always present, or you investigate the thought/feeling and see if it is true and what you get for believing it.
You will find that something interesting starts to happen. We have a stream of thoughts which gives the feeling there is something wrong and that you need to get or do something to be happy. For example, that you have to meditate and search, work on yourself, or some strategy to try to become happy.
The moment you keep quiet with who you are, what is needed? You bathe in the ocean of love. This is too simple for most people.
From: It Happens By Itself, by Isaac Shapiro.
NB: Isaac is scheduled to be our next guest-teacher at Gurukula on Mon. Oct. 26, 7.00pm. For more info: >>>Click Here. In the meantime, you can listen to selected audio clips of Isaac.
