Friday, July 14, 2023
The surface layer of existence is also called the “layer of opposites.” In this layer, people “pursue” happiness, yet are surprised to find it doesn’t last. In relationships, the person who once “made” you happy, can somehow evoke misery in you if they do something you don’t want them to do. This is the trap most of us fall into. We spend so much time and energy rearranging and trying to stabilize the outer condition to keep us happy, that it’s an impossibility. The outer condition is fickle, wiggly, and temporal. It’s a waveform. How can you hold or manipulate a waveform? If things go my way, I’m rewarded. If things go against me, I’m a victim. Reward/victimization – it’s the same coin with two sides.
When the tables turn, and death suddenly strikes, or loss appears (as it inevitably will), we are then “shocked” by such an outrage! But what do you expect? In the layer of opposites, you always have the polarities glued together. You cannot waltz into a relationship thinking you’ll now be “happy ever after,” when implicit in that sentiment, hiding in the undercarriage is the thought, “miserable ever after.” You cannot have birth without death no more than you can have friends without enemies. The key is to notice when you are only participating in life on the surface, trying to only keep the “good layer” flipped in your direction.
The universe is keeping you on your toes. Our very ideas, ways of life, and civilizations are being challenged. Viewpoints on God are being challenged. Concepts of government are being challenged. Concepts of male and female are being challenged. Traverse it. Drop it. Stay in the middle. Be the unconditional love that sees from all sides. Be the peaceful center, for there is no external foundation upon which to stand. It will become quicksand in no time.