This post is written by Steve Knowbody.
At times, life can be frightening, lonely and confusing – But inner contentment will always arise and settle you as you realize/remember that suffering is 'nothing personal' and just simply is the way of all things in nature. Our bodies consist of elements of nature, which are subject to natural law – aka chaos. Nature does not 'decide' what is good or bad, right or wrong, or positive or negative. It just pushes itself forward in an 'endless' expansion by means of natural growth processes (which can be quite painful for any sentient being to be a part of). It is only in our minds that anything has any 'special meaning' to it – which can be a bit odd to think of at first, especially when talking about the concepts of things like names, pride, rights, etc. It is not systematic until we 'capture' it through our senses and process it in our minds. It is just particles colliding in a constant flux. It is not 'personal' at all.
So just know that any form of organization in the world is make believe (made up in the mind of people, and not real unless we choose to acknowledge it – or don't know better to not) – and serves no purpose unless we want it to. This is the view of an enlightened being. (It is so amazing how the enjoyment of life increases as disillusionment takes place in your mind!)
I first learned of the indifference of nature from reading "The Open Boat" 2 years ago, in which men are tormented by their closeness to death from incessant ocean waves crashing into their tiny rowboat for a long period of time after being shipwrecked and forced off of their larger vessel (Talk about Struggle! – it's a true story too). Nowadays I keep nature's indifference in mind, of course at times of tribulation, but also at any other moment – to fully experience the joy and contentment that I feel my life is for (by my choice). Again, I would like to make this especially clear – Indifference does not imply any lack of enjoyment in life. In fact, it makes everything in life more enjoyable because negativity does not affect you anymore, nor can it taint the beauty of positive experience any longer.
I would never choose to suffer, so I learned to be indifferent to nature – as it is to me (because I am nature. If I thought any other way, I would be insane!). So if instead of focusing on avoiding suffering, I focus on my own development and enjoyment of life then I will have ample positivity to share with the world. Otherwise, I will exhaust myself and have nothing positive to share – and become bitter and resentful of my squabbles. This latter is not the path I would choose for myself, so I shall not walk it one more step. Instead I will maintain my enlightenment, and my life will be full of contentment amongst chaos.
If I have one piece of advice to all you pain bodies out there, it is this:
Don't be afraid of new ideas, they can save your life.
At times, life can be frightening, lonely and confusing – But inner contentment will always arise and settle you as you realize/remember that suffering is 'nothing personal' and just simply is the way of all things in nature. Our bodies consist of elements of nature, which are subject to natural law – aka chaos. Nature does not 'decide' what is good or bad, right or wrong, or positive or negative. It just pushes itself forward in an 'endless' expansion by means of natural growth processes (which can be quite painful for any sentient being to be a part of). It is only in our minds that anything has any 'special meaning' to it – which can be a bit odd to think of at first, especially when talking about the concepts of things like names, pride, rights, etc. It is not systematic until we 'capture' it through our senses and process it in our minds. It is just particles colliding in a constant flux. It is not 'personal' at all.
So just know that any form of organization in the world is make believe (made up in the mind of people, and not real unless we choose to acknowledge it – or don't know better to not) – and serves no purpose unless we want it to. This is the view of an enlightened being. (It is so amazing how the enjoyment of life increases as disillusionment takes place in your mind!)
I first learned of the indifference of nature from reading "The Open Boat" 2 years ago, in which men are tormented by their closeness to death from incessant ocean waves crashing into their tiny rowboat for a long period of time after being shipwrecked and forced off of their larger vessel (Talk about Struggle! – it's a true story too). Nowadays I keep nature's indifference in mind, of course at times of tribulation, but also at any other moment – to fully experience the joy and contentment that I feel my life is for (by my choice). Again, I would like to make this especially clear – Indifference does not imply any lack of enjoyment in life. In fact, it makes everything in life more enjoyable because negativity does not affect you anymore, nor can it taint the beauty of positive experience any longer.
I would never choose to suffer, so I learned to be indifferent to nature – as it is to me (because I am nature. If I thought any other way, I would be insane!). So if instead of focusing on avoiding suffering, I focus on my own development and enjoyment of life then I will have ample positivity to share with the world. Otherwise, I will exhaust myself and have nothing positive to share – and become bitter and resentful of my squabbles. This latter is not the path I would choose for myself, so I shall not walk it one more step. Instead I will maintain my enlightenment, and my life will be full of contentment amongst chaos.
If I have one piece of advice to all you pain bodies out there, it is this:
Don't be afraid of new ideas, they can save your life.
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