The buddha is often mis-quoted as having said that “life is suffering,” when he never actually said that. He determined that birth is suffering, illness is suffering, and death is suffering. And what he really meant by that, is probably not at all fully encapsulated in those words alone. He did teach that suffering arises from clingling onto the body, feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness. Now, how much does that really say about the nature of human existence?
People get very involved in not-getting-involved in clinging. They get so un-involved it’s like they stop living. Why didn’t buddha just talk about life? He probably did. Probably, people were desperate for an explanation of the cause of suffering, because they thought that it would help them to feel better. It’s just that – well, suffering is anti-life. It’s the absence of living with joy and vibrancy. We can still enjoy the senses, feelings, and everything about being alive. It’s just that we flow with it, we live it, we experience as it comes and goes.
Jesus is quoted to have said “you are the salt of the Earth.” He was trying to get people to understand something really amazing!
Salt is a combination of a positive molecule and a negatively charged molecule. It is the union of opposites. We humans have the whole universe within us. Every energy of the universe exists in us as we walk the earth, and we exude this energy through the balancing of the energies of the whole cosmos. This is a great responsibility, it gives us great power. We can use this power to create, and to love, and to create a habitat for ourselves and those around us that respects all the energies and the wisdom of all life. The power of conscious human thought functions – of course, consciously – and it extends directly to all points in time and space.
Being In Tune 
Leave a comment