Let's close our eyes.
Most of the time in the day is spent in changing what is happening.
I don't mean it in a bad way.
There is something wrong with it.
We don't like how we feel when we wake up in the morning.
So we start drinking coffee.
We don't like the person driving slowly in front of us.
Let's change lanes.
We are in a boring meeting.
We start wandering.
If we don't like something that is going on,
We zone out.
Even right now,
As you hear my words,
There might be competing thoughts trying to attract your attention.
Sometimes those thoughts might be successful in attracting your attention as well.
But while we are fully here,
Withdrawing from everything that is competing for our attention,
Can we be fully accepting of whatever is happening right now?
Accepting is not negotiating.
Accepting is without conditions.
Unless you are physically uncomfortable,
In which case you should change either your posture or your seat.
Accepting can also mean letting things be exactly the way they are.
And when I say things,
I mean everything.
If there is noise around you,
There is no attempt to dislike it.
It's not a problem.
Whatever you are hearing from me right now,
If it is touching your heart,
Great.
If it is not,
Then it's not a problem either.
The I disagree or I agree hammer that we have,
That we keep exercising throughout the day,
I agree with this or I disagree with this.
There's no reason to exercise that.
It's just right.
If you are being bombarded by thoughts,
Without any person,
Situation,
Or any particular thing,
It's not a problem.
Neither the thought is a problem,
Nor the content of that thought is a problem.
I remember my teacher saying once,
If you let everything be the way it is,
Everything will let you be the way you are.
If you let everything be the way you are,
Everything will let you be the way you are.
If you let everything be the way you are,
Everything will let you be the way you are.
Try not to let everything be the way you are.
Try not to get involved in anything that is happening.
Be untouched,
Unaffected as you are,
And let everything else be as it is.
If you are being bombarded by thoughts,
Without any person,
Situation,
Or any particular thing,
It's not a problem.
It's like watching a movie,
Movie of thoughts playing on the screens of our mind.
We are not interested in the topic of the movie,
Or any of the sounds.
The screen of the mind might even shut off after a while.
The screen of the mind might even shut off after a while.
The screen of the mind might even shut off after a while.
The screen of the mind might even shut off after a while.
Once we have decided to let everything be as it is,
There's not much to describe anything,
Or speak about.
The only currency that works here is silence.
The only currency that works here is silence.
The only currency that works here is silence.
The only currency that works here is silence.
The only currency that works here is silence.
The reason we keep negotiating and changing things is because we think whatever is happening is affecting us in some way.
The sounds,
The thoughts,
The sensations,
The emotions.
But right now,
Verify for yourself.
If you are not interested in the sounds,
Thoughts,
Sensations,
Emotions,
Not that the sounds or sensations,
Emotions and thoughts go away,
But without your interest,
See if you are being affected in any way.
Thank you.
Or do you have a feeling where you feel that you are here and everything is happening way over there,
Incapable of affecting in any way?
Thank you.
If a big rock were to fall on us,
I can understand that it could cause some damage to our bodies.
But verify for yourself.
If any of the sounds you are hearing or the words you are hearing or the sentences that you are comprehending,
Can they actually cause any damage to you?
Or any of the thoughts that are popping up in your mind,
Can they cause any damage to you?
Check for yourself.
Or are these just fleeting objects,
Incapable of even touching you?
Thank you.
