Opening the Hand of Thought

Ordinarily, we spend all our time comparing and discriminating between this and that, always
looking around for something good to happen to us. And because of that, we become restless and
anxious about everything. As long as we are able to imagine something better than what we have or who we are, it follows naturally that there could also be something worse.

We are constantly pursued by misgivings that something bad will happen. In other words, as long as we live by distinguishing between the better way and the worse way, we can never find absolute peace such that whatever happens is all right.

When we let go of our thoughts that distinguish better from worse and instead see everything in terms of the Universal Self, we are able to settle upon a different attitude toward life - the attitude of magnanimous mind that whatever happens, we are living out Self which is only Self.

Here a truly peaceful life unfolds.


by Kosho Uchiyama


Upon my poem "Tumpangan ke Masa Lalu"
This piece was made sure to reach me by a friend, whose message is there in my inbox in FS.

But I think it's very realistic that sometimes we just break down from the peaceful state, for human do have the gift of recording, and remembering, and the want to treasure happiness though it's becoming fictional in now "time frame".

Anyways, I still have a "thank you" to give to her, a caring friend. I know you want me to be more peaceful and cheerful. I respect your attention :)