| I certainly will not attempt, or pretend, to present | | | | Stay centered by accepting whatever you are |
| you with any profound or innovative wisdom that | | | | doing. This is the Ultimate." It is in this awakening |
| is not directly accessible within your being. What I | | | | to the flow of this eternal energy that we |
| will discuss is change, or impermanence, and our | | | | become free of suffering and capable of living the |
| relationship, as human beings with illusive egos, to | | | | enlightened life that patiently waits within our soul. |
| this Reality. The content of my discussion will | | | | Now is the time to access this precious life and |
| come directly from the awareness that one great | | | | begin your internal transformation. Enter the |
| being discovered many, many centuries ago as he | | | | perfect flow of the cosmos and you will then |
| sat under a tree in deep contemplation. You may | | | | understand what Buddha meant when he |
| know of this individual as Buddha, "the awakened | | | | exclaimed, "When you realize how perfect |
| one." Buddha discovered Truth in his quiet | | | | everything is you will tilt your head and laugh at |
| meditative and ego-less state and shared it freely | | | | the sky." |
| with all who would listen. Truth, or Reality, cannot | | | | Is this idealistic chatter that is impractical and |
| be explained or comprehended in intellectual | | | | impossible to apply in our daily lives? Is it "New |
| terms; it simply lies within your being waiting to be | | | | Age" babble or popular self-help talk? From deep |
| applied in your life. Our ego pretends to know | | | | within my being I must reply with a resounding |
| many truths through its imbedded illusions and | | | | "NO". Within these words I have found peace |
| misperceptions, however, Truth can only be | | | | when I choose to detach from my ego and apply |
| discovered when we connect with the genuine | | | | them to my life. However, you must test this |
| part of ourselves that is free from the ego's | | | | wisdom yourself, consistently heeding the words |
| influence. | | | | of Buddha, "Believe nothing merely because you |
| As ego driven human beings we have a strong | | | | have been told it." What I have experienced in my |
| desire for certainty and complete control of life at | | | | journey is that this awareness and practice is |
| all costs. We long for permanence and the | | | | very simple, yet our dominant ego incessantly |
| (temporary) comfort that we believe we attain, | | | | tries to persuade us that life needs to be |
| however, every aspect of our lives is in constant | | | | complex. Your ego demands that you dismiss this |
| flux or change. Every atom of every cell is in | | | | Truth at once. Do not allow the ego to conquer |
| continuous motion and, in our minds, feelings and | | | | your soul. I urge you to get in touch with the |
| thoughts constantly come and go. Life is change, | | | | Truth that lies within you and begin your practice |
| but change triggers confusion, fear, anger, | | | | immediately. Apply the following 3 steps and you |
| suffering, and hence our ego tries to stop change | | | | are on your Way: |
| by conceptualizing and manipulating Reality. We | | | | I. Begin to recognize and maintain awareness of |
| have created infinite solutions to our egoic needs; | | | | the voice of your ego and gently detach from its |
| strict boundaries, laws, rules, cages and exclusive | | | | demands. This will allow your Voice of Truth to |
| religions, to name a few. All of these developed | | | | emerge. (This is a continuous process that will |
| to assure that things go our way, according to | | | | never be complete, however little by little your |
| our plans. We simply have attempted to restrict | | | | ego will have less control over you.) |
| the natural changes of the Universe. | | | | II. Align your True self with the invisible, yet |
| Unfortunately, this resistance and fight against | | | | omnipotent flow of the Universal Energy. (You |
| "what is" causes nothing but immense suffering, | | | | may call this energy anything you wish i.e. God, |
| due to its propensity to create disharmony with | | | | the Tao, the Way, Spirit, etc. Remember to not |
| Reality, or Truth. By trying to take control, we | | | | get caught up in labels.) |
| paradoxically become even more out of control. | | | | III. Commit yourself to the acceptance of the |
| The Buddha called this endless fight against | | | | "NOW" and embrace the perfect expressions and |
| Reality, "attachment to worldly illusions", which | | | | changes that are presented to you by the |
| causes all the suffering we experience in our daily | | | | Universe. (Remember that it is always Now, and it |
| lives. The solution is not in control or intentional | | | | is here that you will discover the Truth.) |
| action, but through seeing Reality or Truth, which | | | | I must remind you before I depart that what you |
| demonstrates to us that each single moment we | | | | have just read are not just words. This wisdom |
| experience is transitory and continuously changing. | | | | has nothing to do with The Secret, Chicken Soup |
| The Universal River flows according to a perfect | | | | for the Soul, or the Law of Attraction. This is |
| rhythm that we must align with if we are to find | | | | Truth! It is the eternal wisdom that will guide you |
| pure peace and serenity. Chuang Tzu, the brilliant | | | | in your search for peace. This is your answer! |
| Chinese philosopher, talked about this much more | | | | Please question it vigorously, practice it diligently, |
| elegantly when he suggested, "Flow with | | | | and unearth this precious jewel of Truth that |
| whatever is happening and let your mind be free. | | | | inhabits your soul. |