We often hear that life is not easy, but it is simple. For most humans, that's the problem. Same goes for Eckhart's statement. Simplicity. Detachment. For sure neither comes easy...that's probably because they don't require any deep thought. And analyzing shoots the whole thing in the back of the head.
We learn the words, then the how-to, which allows us to believe we've got it...because we know it. "It" is something akin to: Turn our will and our life over to the care of God, our personal God, and then trust it. Specifically, trust that our best can and will come through us to us. Now.
And our reasoning mind howls...Well, it sure doesn't look like it. I've still got X, Y and Z, and I do not know how I'm going to deal with any or all of it, and I'm scared.
And God, a big fan of Groucho Marx, says, Who are you going to trust? Me or your lying eyes?
See, that's why it's so hard. Our ego, my Lucy, has a bigger mouth than God and, apparently, will not not use it. And there it is. If we are ever to have the peace we seek, we must continue daily practicing training our mind.
According to Eknath Easwaran, Training the mind means establishing and maintaining...good, creative, consistently kind thinking. I'm convinced that consistently kind thinking may be the short cut to the peace of mind we seek...hey, maybe even world peace?
Yet, who's kidding whom? Consistently kind thinking is another simple but not easy, mainly because it requires that we detach from our ego-victory thoughts.
But what better reason to train our mind toward kindness than for the possibility of peace here and now...for all?
Thank you.
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