Adyashanti says "We are so busy and obsessed with our restless thinking about everything and everyone that we have mistaken our thinking about everything and everyone for everything and everyone. This tendency to take our thoughts to be real is what keeps the dream state intact and keeps us trapped within its domain of unconsciousness and strife. To many people the very idea that what is is more real than all of their beliefs and opinions about what is is hard to believe." (The Way of Liberation, p. 15)
Adya presents an example, if you think everyone should be nice than by all means be nice, however, when you impose that belief onto others and hold it as objective reality (i.e., people should be nice to each other) than you are not dealing with reality and you will suffer. What is reality is that people are not always nice. So when that happens deal with it but let go of the belief that things should be otherwise.
Our minds (e.g., the way we see things, the meaning we give to situations, the conclusions that we draw, the judgments and opinions that we hold) cause our problems. It is when we let go of the conclusions to our story, and, the beliefs and expectations about what should be happening that we feel lighter, less burdened.
God gave us a gift called life and a beautiful world in which to enjoy our lives. But most of the time we live in our minds not in the world. When we are so focused on making the world and our lives (including the people in our lives) fit our specific ideas we miss all of the beauty and the joy.
The way out is to remember that we are the experiencer of life. Accept what is. Deal with what is right in front of you. Let go of the judgments, conclusions, expectations and enjoy the ride.
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