What you assume is permanent will wither away.
What you never thought existed or never took seriously will live on.
This is amazing. Think about it. Your money, your car, this
body, your work, your position, your power, your iPhone__all these are
transient. Over time, they will wear away, they will become useless. Of what
use is all the money in the world if it can't fix an artery that bursts in you?
Of what use is your power if you can't bring happiness into your child's Life?
Yet we subconsciously take all these things for granted, as permanent. If you are
reading this, it is almost certain that you don't even think of a minute of your
Life when you are likely to be without your computer or tablet or mobile. You
assume that all your Life your eyesight will be stable and your fingers will be
able to work the keys. Yet the soul, that which you don't connect with on a
daily basis, indulgent as you __ and I __ are with things that tantalize your
senses, never withers away. It lives on. Your soul is the gateway to experience
your oneness with creation. You do briefly connect with your soul when you
stand on the beach or in a quiet garden and look at the horizon, or look up at
the sky and see a full moon or hear the evening birds. Or when you think of
someone you love and feel her presence in you, with you. In that nanosecond you
experience a soul connection.
This, the soul, is the only constant, the only real, indestructible,
immortal part of you. This is the only part of you that is capable of bringing
you to experience inner joy, that is capable of drenching you in bliss.
Recognize that all Life__and all money and all that money can buy__is
impermanent. So, be more soul-bound. You can
stay connected with your soul if you are humble and are eternally grateful for
whatever you have. To know this and to live with this “awareness” is to live
intelligently!
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