I have come to believe and to accept that our one concern is the attainment of God-realization which is the destruction of material sense and all of its forms.
My spiritually attuned mind accepts that, desires that above all, and seeks more...just more. In my quiet time and on occasion throughout many days, I am in God's world...just filled with gratitude for what is in that moment. Living the lilies of the valley.
And then? Ego pops...looking for the razzmatazz. For sure, there ain't no razzmatazz in lilies of the valley, nor for that matter in loving that so-called friend who (I'm just sure) betrayed me.
There. That is where ego traps us. For it is ego's nature to look for the razzmatazz. It is our getting bogged down in trying to tame ego's nature where we lose the battle. The fact is that our ego cannot comprehend anything outside itself...to try to change that is to lose. A nod, a wink, a silent thank you and keep on moving is all that's necessary.
I'm guessing the reason that is so hard to do is because its only requirement is that we declare ourselves a loser to our ego. Our ego calls that winning out over God. It is not...it is learning to "resist not evil" as specifically directed in the Sermon.
Thank you.
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