Peace in the absence of conflict.
“What causes war—religious, political, or economic? Obviously, belief, either in nationalism, in an ideology, or in a particular dogma. If we had no belief but goodwill, love, and consideration between us, then there would be no wars. But we are fed on beliefs, ideas, and dogmas and therefore we breed discontent. The present crisis is of an exceptional nature and we as human beings must either pursue the path of constant conflict and continuous wars, which are the result of our everyday action, or else see the causes of war and turn our back upon them.”
~ J Krishnamurti
Beliefs mire one in conflict and confusion, and prevent self-knowing; paradoxically, deep self-knowing restores harmony as it reveals the peace of our aware self-nature. Belief in being a person among other persons – an “I” and a “you” – conjures, divides and creates conceptual separation where in fact there is none.
What prevents realization of one’s self-nature?
Stories, believed. Conflict. The bling of the Ego/mind creates notions of time and of becoming something other than what one actually is: contented and happy, naturally. Timelessly. Nothing prevents that immediate recognition other than a belief that one is not awake here and now. This is not theoretical, intellectual or even philosophical. All inner exploring of our self-nature can only ‘happen’ in this present moment.
Also, it seems we get what we really really want when we allow whatever we like and don’t like, want and don’t want – to come and go in choiceless being. I’m happily discovering the trail of aware learning and loving, moment to moment: each of us has to keenly sip, sniff and savor this present moment to see the false as the false, and to keep discovering what one deeply wants is beyond personal resistance to what’s happening. Peace. In that regard, my advice to myself is: ‘Let Nothing Bind.’ and ‘Enjoy the wholeness of one’s self-nature.’ Explore deeply, earnestly, lovingly; there’s an uncovering that whatever one is, is always and only, here and now.
Beyond beliefs, there’s no believer.
So, in quietude, look here/now, and simply, choicelessly, non-personally, watch the parade. There’s no censor, no resistance, no shame, no blame. Allow whatever happens to seemingly present, to pass like guests. Let fears and desires present fully AND let them go, fully. In Zen: “drop’em like hot coal“. That’s aware living – a constant letting-go, aka, meditation. In fully allowing what is, we live in awareness here and now, well and truly. 🙂
