This essence is not born and can never die.
It exists eternally.
Some call it energy; others call it spirit.
But what is it? No one knows.
Any concept we have of what it is can only be an analogy.
Zen
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Of that, there is no doubt. Buddhism actually teaches that the
essence of the unenlightened life IS suffering. This is the truth
of it. Nobody has it easy. Neither pauper no king, neither
bacterium nor whale - all suffer to a greater or lesser extent,
and all are subject to that ultimate suffering we call Death.
Life feeds on life. People, it would seem, often feed on each
other.
Hence, rather than maintain a sugary view of life, it is best to
see it (as much as this is possible) as it really is. Granted,
this is almost impossible, given that we all see the world
through a massive number of belief filters. Nevertheless, by
constantly challenging ourselves, we may gradually gain new
insights and perceptions. Thus, it truly becomes possible to see
reality ever better, and deal with it as it is, rather than as we
would like it to be in that present moment. In doing this
honestly, we increase the probability that we can shape the
future, with intention, into what we would like it to be.
Specifically, it is essential to develop the capacity of
Resiliency. Resilience is the ability to bounce back after
defeats and setbacks; to not merely recover from suffering and
apparent defeat, but to even thrive as a result.
As this article is being written, the 60th anniversary of the
liberation of Auschwitz has just been commemorated. Countless
people died there, it is true. However, many people also survived
from the Nazi concentration camps, and went on to live normal
productive lives. Despite the unspeakable horror that they
suffered, a nightmare that seemed never-ending, life DID
eventually become better for them, and they embraced it with joy.
The past is the past. Yet, many of us continue to live in mental
concentration camps that our physical bodies departed from long
ago.
If life was like driving a car, why would you keep your eyes
glued firmly on the rear-view mirror? Is that a good indication
of what is around the next bend? Indeed, can you even SEE the
next bend? Yet that is what many, or maybe it would be more
accurate to say, most people are doing with their lives.
As Tony Robbins says, "The Past does not equal the Future". If
you find yourself unable to break out from the shackles of the
past - bad relationship, bad job, unhappy childhood, addiction,
whatever - you might do well to remember this. The Past does not
equal the Future. If it does, then that is entirely your choice.
It never HAS to be that way.
The quality of resilience is all about retaining flexibility and
holding life lightly. Don't make such a heavy deal out of
everything. Don't sweat the small stuff. The sun will still shine
tomorrow. The birds will still sing. Resilience is about
retaining optimism, even in the jaws of horror. It is about
knowing that in every adversity lies the seeds of an equal or
even greater benefit.
If you maintain an attitude of gratitude to Life, the Universe
and God, it is very hard to be defeated for long. Resilience is
about knowing that ultimately, God and the Universe are friendly
to your plans and to your life, no matter how difficult and
filled with suffering life can be.
There is a greater and hidden purpose behind it all. Life is like
a training ground. Consider yourself in training, and ask
yourself, "What is the lesson here?" In that way, you will
receive the most from each and every experience - good or bad -
and will not have to continually repeat lessons that you reject
and continue to bring you seemingly endless hardship.
Often people become dispirited and bitter because the same
terrible things keep happening to them. What they do not realize
is that those things will continue to repeat for as long as they
fail to learn the lesson that is being taught. Once the lesson is
learned, that particular challenge will eventually cease, and the
next thing you need to learn will be presented to you.
Realize that you are responsible for where you are now, and you
are also capable of getting where you dream of going. It may
take a lot of work, effort and sacrifice. You may even have to do
a tremendous amount of work to undo the negative consequences of
the past - mental, emotional, relationship, financial, or
whatever else. However, the truth is that you ARE capable of
achieving it.
If you are still caught up in a concentration camp of the mind,
it is entirely of your own doing. Take a look for yourself,. The
gates were opened long ago. All you have to do is to walk out.
We really cannot know why things happen in a complete sense.
There are mysteries that nobody can understand, and they probably
should not even try. "Why did this happen to me?", is not really
a helpful question. "What can I lean from it, and how can I use
it to my best advantage and to the betterment of others?", IS a
valid and very useful question.
No matter what your life circumstance - rich or poor, able-bodied
or disabled, black or white, man or woman, smart or dumb - your
level of happiness and resilience against adversity is a mental
AND physical matter. It is a decision and an attitude of mind
that you consciously and continually cultivate every day. It does
not just "happen". It is also a physical respect for, and
nurturing of, your body; to make it strong, healthy, and fully
able to support you in your desire to bounce back and thrive.
Those people who sit around bemoaning their fate, their
suffering, and ask what their lives are worth, are missing the
point. THEY have the power of choice, right here, right now. What
they experience now arose from previous life choices (and
metaphysically speaking, from previous lives too, if you want to
understand how situations like disability etc. occur, that we
cannot seem to possibly take responsibility for).
At any point, you can choose to take the spiral that leads higher
to abundance, gratitude, health, joy and hence resilience.
Alternatively, you can take the spiral that leads down to blame,
confusion, hopelessness, bitterness, ingratitude and eventually
annihilation. The choice is really always yours. Nobody can take
it away from you. Nobody can make that choice for you either.
No. Life is not easy and suffering is ever-present. However, the
good news is that you can rise above it all, through a mental
decision to do so and to hold yourself to the highest standards
at all times. As Victor Frankl, a respected Jewish psychiatrist
who survived the Nazi death camps said, nobody can take away
from you the last human freedom - your freedom and right to
choose your own authentic response to any situation.
That
freedom remains yours, now and forever.
Copyright Asoka Selvarajah 2005. All Rights Reserved.
Asoka Selvarajah is a writer on personal growth and
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