You Want To Hope For Something Better Than What You Have

We love to hear that someone has arrived, that someone has awakened. It gives us hope, doesn’t it?  You want to hope for something better than what you have right now, don’t you? Otherwise you wouldn’t be hoping. But then, you forget that you have it all right now anyway, and you don’t know it. Why not concentrate on the now instead of hoping for better times in the future? Why not understand the now instead of forgetting it and hoping for the future? The future is just another trap?

Transcript

Somebody came to me with a question.

What do you think the question was?

Are you enlightened?

Says this person.

What do you think the answer was?

What does it matter?

Want a better answer?

How would I know?

How would you know?

What does it matter?

You know something?

If you want it too badly,

You're in big trouble.

You know something else?

If I were enlightened,

And you listened to me because I was enlightened,

You're in big trouble.

You ready to be brainwashed by someone who's enlightened?

You could be brainwashed by anybody,

You know.

So does it really matter?

No,

It doesn't.

When you're concerned,

What does it matter whether someone's enlightened or not?

But see,

We want to lean on someone,

Don't we?

We want to lean on somebody who we think or we judge has arrived.

We love to hear,

To hear that people have arrived.

It gives us hope.

What do you want hope for?

Isn't that another form of desire?

You want to hope for something better than what you have right now,

Or else you wouldn't be hoping.

But then you forgot that you've got it all right now,

And you don't know it.

Why not concentrate on now instead of hoping for better times in the future?

Why not understand the now instead of forgetting it and hoping for the future?

Isn't that another trap?

Reviews

Great concept! Thank you!

I love the hummingbird

I always thought we needed hope to get us through. I never felt good about that, though. Thank you for making SO much sense!

As always, insightful, thought provoking and meaningful!

thank you for the encouragement to embrace the present. everything else is clearly a distraction from what truly exists here — the beauty of the now.

This is so profound, thank you.

Yes. Always reaching for that carrot

A solid reminder. I often struggle with hope. 🙏

Thank you 🙏

the message is always simple and spot on ✨

Thank you 🙏

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