peace on our terms?

we'll never find perfection or peace by running away from confusion and chaos. though it may seem counterintuitive, peace is to be found right here in the very midst of all the confusion and conflict.

running away from what we perceive as bad is exactly why we never come into contact with peace. in running, we’re preventing ourselves from experiencing the absolute perfection that every moment, every experience has to offer.

if we can’t accept every experience that comes our way openly, we should consider the possibility that we're asking for peace on our terms, that we might only be willing to accept the parts of life that we like most.

this selectiveness is an obstacle to opening fully to reality and allowing the experience of unconditional peace to blossom within us.

the things that divert attention from ourselves

since they're not based on the sole reality of what we are, the things we choose to pay attention to over our inherent freeness need not be important or have any lasting hold over us as long as they serve the momentary function of diverting our attention away from ourselves. this habit, once initiated, gains its own momentum. eventually, we don't even notice that we're constantly running away from ourselves and perceive this habit as an inherent aspect of human life.

throughout it all, the one truth of what we are remains constant. it is the one and only thing that stays the same throughout all the changing circumstances of our lives, the only thing we've actually been aware of the whole time.