From Noisy Happiness to Subtle Joy

This audio is a fresh recapitulation of the third session of the course: INGREDIENTS FOR AWAKENING. Along this recording we will observe how we usually pursue fleeting pleasures without achieving true satisfaction. We will approach Awakening through the enjoyment of the kindness that life presents to us. We will discover how to savor daily joys with an awareness that brings us closer to a state of complete fulfillment.

Transcript

Hello, I am Luis Marquez, And I welcome you to this space of reflection, Specifically to these excerpts from the third audio of Ingredients for Awakening. By nature, We all want to experience pleasant moments and avoid painful ones. However, When we chase them to indulge the insatiable greed of our ego, We invite suffering. Furthermore, The delight obtained is relatively mediocre. Most of our delights are crude substitutes for a state of calm and joy. Our soul feels a deep and genuine desire for this state of joyous peace, But is confused by our ego. When we begin to pay full attention, Our pleasure can extend to any experience, To anyone. It does not come exclusively from external gratification, But it comes from within, From our very interaction with reality. We need to experience our reality with an essential element, Sensitivity, Presence, And sensitivity. Take a few seconds to welcome some of the sensations that now occupy you. Recognize the divinity that arises through the sheer phenomena you are experiencing right now. Your presence transforms everything. And remember, Any experience, Any, Is a great opportunity to commune with the divine.