Having high aspirations is often seen as noble and worthy - as mentioned in the previous post it can often lead to disappointment, pretension & denial.
Some say “start where you are” - so where is that?
How to judge “where you are” - who can tell us that?
Only ourself - we have to take a look in - at our mind, try to separate ourself from the material world, its distractions and stresses.
Doesn’t mean rejection, just a loosening of the grip - this brings an immediate relief from stress and agitation.
Its not a case of having to label ourself or judge or assess, just look in, let go and move on.
The highest aspiration is enlightenment, this requires an inward vision. A mind looking to develop inside.
Enlightenment is the accomplishment of our mind to produce its inner fruit. Meditation practice helps to cultivate an environment where we can grow and develop internally. This helps us to move away from worrying about what is taking place outside and focus on inner development.
This was never taught to us unless we were lucky. We have been taught how to construct a CV and develop our material life. What if this doesn’t work to produce material fruit?
Or what if it does work to produce material fruit but yet we are still left wanting?
The way we are educated at school and university is intellectual we never really receive practical advice on how to increase our well being. Well being goes further than a good diet and exercise, although this is important. Well being needs to include what is happening inside.
When our life starts to fall apart then what? Material fruit cannot help us at such times.
The nature of human life is that it will disintegrate - sometimes gradually, sometimes immediately.
Take a bouquet of flowers - they give great beauty for a few days but they gradually start to wilt and wither away until they are useless. The same, although over a longer period of time happens to our body. We can try to deny this and pretend that it isn't taking place. It is. There is a multi billion pound industry fueling the desire to deny our disintegration. Its a powerful force. Its popular. That doesn’t mean that its right or leads to good results....
Take a look in and cultivate the mind
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