This morning's blinding flash of the obvious: The human mind always wants to benefit itself. The illumined mind cannot even entertain a want...it can only know fulfillment.
It is in the rocky road that we walk away from our origins, God, that makes the trip back so painfully fruitful. For it is in the trip back that we learn, among other things, the power of paradox...probably starting with the realization that all of our rues, regrets and remorses are our gold. And that we cannot fake. It's like acceptance; just saying "I accept this" has never brought anyone to acceptance...to resignation, maybe, but not acceptance. And resignation is just resentment aborning.
It's a full life lesson to realize that we go to God for God...that is all. Our human mind may grasp that fairly quickly, and it is that same mind that resists it right afterward. For where's the glory? We get God and that is all...where's the I-got-mine-which-is-better-than-yours in that?
I'm guessing we get it for good on arrival back home. It is comforting to know that we don't have to die to arrive back home. The illumined mind knows it is available now...always and only: Now.
Thank you.
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