There is a saying: that the greatest spiritual disease is that of ‘not seeing’. Or rather, seeing in a manner that lacks clarity and definition. If everything is indeed a reflection of self, then how do we effect a true openess of view?
Jack Kornfield writes that the wisdom of uncertainty frees us from what Buddhist psychology calls the ‘thicket of views and opinion’. We have so many opinions that soon become our struggle; our assumptions may be just, though they are likewise self-limiting.
Knowing this, why on Earth do we not simply let them go? Are we so far removed from the catalyst of our wisdom? Our sense of wonderment feeling lost in these trappings of opinion.
Yet, our habit is to engage familiarity over truth. At times, it seems impossible to disengage the process of learning from the action of already knowing. We want desperately to understand, though – in order to learn, we must be willing to give.
More than anything, we want to experience this life fully and without condition. However, doing so requires a leap of faith – a willingness to ‘fall from the nest’, so to speak. Though, judgement prevails where vision often fails.
Training in mindfullness can be difficult for just this reason. We have to remain aware of our own mental states without becoming trapped by them. To do so requires much – a generosity of spirit and ease in its recovery. Even the strongest, most volatile of emotions will eventually find their rest.
In this way, they become a means to our transitioning awareness. When we become free from our views, our judgements and pain… then – and only then – are we finally able to learn.
In peace, my sweet friends…
Namaste ❣
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