Paras Joululahja

Olet sen arvoinen.

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”
― Gautama Buddha

Pure Joy of Being (out of your mind)

You don't have to worry. You don't have to be happy. Really. Just be you. Breathe in. Pause. Breathe out. Pause. Relax.

Be who you essentially are behind the endless stories of your identity. You're a miracle. You are life. Happiness lies in the pure joy of being and breathing. You are human Being. You're always more than any thought or feeling or sensation that arises within your awareness. Yes, mind-made stories about you can be fascinating but they're not the real deal.

The real deal is this: being out of your mind-made stories is where your true identity is. You are the limitless space for all this that arises right now. So by all means, be "out of your mind" and have a miraculous day. Every day.

The Proposal

Can you see how this moment is seducing you? This moment loves you. It always will. It keeps asking: "You and me babe, how 'bout it?"

Yes? (Facebook)

Feeling unworthy? Meaningless? Desparate? Lost?

The natural reaction is to fight against these unpleasant feelings. But you know what... Actually you don't have to fight. Instead of fighting you can just acknowledge the existence of these feelings. These feelings are true, they're part of you but they do not define who you actually are. Instead of being desparate you can acknowledge the feeling of being desparate. Instead of being lost you can see the thought of being lost. Can you see the difference?

The real you is big. I mean it's really really really B-I-G. It's huge. It's vast and it's limitless. There are no boundaries. No, I'm not talking about your ego. Ego loves categories, boundaries and restrictions. Ego is defined by boundaries. Ego is identification with conceptual mind and its endless stories. These stories tell nice and not-so-nice stories about you and your accomplishments and failures. The real you allows and accepts all feelings and thoughts as they arise within your consciousness. Actually you don't even have to do the allowance nor acceptance as it's already done. This moment is a living proof. This moment is the acceptance that you've already done. It's all done. The mysterious liveliness of this moment means that deep down in your soul you've already said "Yes, be it so".

The real you is more than any feeling or thought that tries to limit you. The real you is "I am" that manifests as this moment. The real you is all that exists in the Now.

You've just found your guru

You're always in an optimal situation when it comes to learning. This moment, as it is, is made with love and it's made for you. Sometimes you feel that this moment is pleasant and sometimes you automatically label it as "unpleasant". This moment is your guru, your teacher. You can turn your back, you can close your ears and eyes. It doesn't matter at all as this moment is patient. This guru won't tire. It's always here with you. When you start finding out what this moment is all about you'll be surprised. You'll be astonished. This moment is a treasure. This moment is a tailor-made suit.

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Ihminen on jokainen hetki parhaassa mahdollisessa tilanteessa oppia. Tämä hetki, niin kuin se on juuri nyt, on "kudottu" juuri sinua varten rakkaudella. Toisinaan oppimistilanne on helposti tulkittavissa miellyttäväksi ja toisinaan sen automaattisesti lokeroi epämiellyttäväksi. Tämä hetki on gurusi, opettajasi. Voit kääntää tälle hetkelle selkäsi, voit sulkea silmäsi ja korvasi. Ei haittaa mitään, sillä tämä hetki on kärsivällinen. Tämä guru ei kyllästy. Tässä se on koko ajan, luonasi. Tutustuessasi tähän hetkeen ennakkoluulotta, tulet yllättymään sillä tämä hetki on runsaudensarvi, onnen aarrearkku.

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Happiness is acceptance

I'm visiting my hometown in northern Finland. It's always nice to spend some time here in Kuusamo.

Some of my friends have been complaining about the weather. Right now it snows. Like it or not, it snows. Snowing doesn't care if you like it or not. It just does what it's best at. So let it snow and enjoy the snow show.

(photo: The strong see and do (Väkevät näkevät tekevät, Terho Sakki 1986)

Happiness - an inside job

Suza Scaloran hieno luento.

Where is happiness?

A friend of mine asked me what happens when I think happy thoughts. Well... it seems that happiness is not somewhere out there, happiness doesn't depend on external things. The source of happiness lies within. Happiness - our true self.