The bliss of reality does not exclude suffering.
Whatever may be the situation, if it is acceptable, it is pleasant. If it is not acceptable, it is painful.
Acceptance of pain takes you much deeper than pleasure does.
The personal self by its very nature is constantly pursuing pleasure & avoiding pain. The ending of this pattern is the ending of the self.
The ending of the self with its desires and fears enables you to return to your real nature, the source of all happiness and peace.
When pain is accepted for what it is, a lesson & warning, & deeply looked into & heeded, the separation between pain & pleasure breaks down.
Accept both as they come, enjoy both while they last, let them go, as they must.
The bliss is in the awareness of it, in not shrinking, or in any way turning away from it. All happiness comes from awareness.
The fact of pain is easily brought within the focus of awareness. With suffering it is not that simple.
To focus suffering is not enough, for mental life, as we know it, is one continuous stream of suffering.
To reach the deeper layers of suffering you must go to its roots and uncover their vast underground network…
…where fear and desire are closely interwoven and the currents of life's energy oppose, obstruct and destroy each other.
By being with yourself, the 'I am'; by watching yourself in your daily life with alert interest,…
…with the intention to understand rather than to judge, in full acceptance of whatever may emerge, because it is there,…
…you encourage the deep to come to the surface and enrich your life and consciousness with its captive energies.
This is the great work of awareness; it removes obstacles and releases energies by understanding the nature of life and mind.
Intelligence is the door to freedom and alert attention is the mother of intelligence.
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