The Take Away

Dear Friends,

There is a natural beauty—an inherent perfection—within each of us.

As Stephen Levine put it, “We are not trying to be perfect, we are trying to find that within us that is perfection.”

Of course, there may be layers of trauma and pain covering this. But like the sun on a cloudy day, it is still there.

The Challenge

We tend to look for this innate beauty in conditions or in “form,” either physical or mental.

Physical Forms: We believe that if our body looks a certain way, or if we acquire enough things, we’ll finally be able to access it.

We think more possessions will do it.

Thought Forms: Or we seek it through thought forms. We might believe, “I am not a success,” and assume that if we could replace it with “I am a success,” we would finally be happy.

We just need to create a new mental story.

The Take Away

Of course, physical and mental conditions matter. Having stability such as money and a comfortable home can improve life, as does a healthy mindset.

But if we are not careful, both can easily take us away from something quite profound and less obvious:

This present moment as it is; “the inherent” that is always here.

Lost and Gained

When we forget this, we lose ourselves in ..

• What we’ve accomplished—or not.

• What we’ve acquired—or not.

• The story of ourselves as a success—or not.

The Spiritual Path

The beauty of the spiritual path is that no matter how life is appearing in the world of form, the access to what matters, to a timeless dimension, is here, always.

It has nothing to do with our possessions or accomplishments or a story.

We can then play with and enjoy various forms, be it money or houses or fame, but at the same time, we know the deeper level of existence.

As the world presents its share of challenges (as it will) and the conditions in our life are not at times what we had hoped, we can inquire, “Is there a beauty present here as well?”

Then we listen.

Fortunately, this access requires no change of clothes, new purchases, or status upgrades. It was embedded in us at birth, if not before.

Blessings,

SOREN

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