The Choice is YoursShallow
people love to show off. “Look
at me, how fair am I.” But
what do they have to show? Skin,
fat, bones, puss and hair. Big
deal. Bad deal. Bad
for them, and bad for those who watch the show. Go
to the beach or the pool side and what do you find? Flesh
baking on beach towels and lawn chairs, flesh grilling on barbacues and people killing themselves
just to amuse the mind and gratify their little egos. These
are the still-born children of the world of Samsara (the world of the selfish). They
have never breathed the wisdom of the soul. They
have never moved the mind with inspiration or tasted the nectar of bliss. Their
entire life is seething with anger and frustration, wasted in excitement and boredom, chasing after ‘fun.’ Shallow
people never last for long. Like
a puddle of water that dries up soon in the hot sun, they are here today and tomorrow gone. First
they sprout, then they bud and bloom. In
no time they fade, wither, decay and die. This
is the life cycle of lies lived by an ordinary man or woman. Deep
people are different. Their
life is sublime. They
don’t live for the pleasures of the body or the whims of the mind. Their
beauty is not skin deep, but internal. Deep
people pass through the phases of life raising their consciousness, Becoming
more and more aware of that which is eternal. Deep
people have peace of mind. Shallow
people appease the mind. Deep
people absorb themselves in the wisdom of consciousness. Shallow
people are ego-pleasers and get
sucked into the moods of the mind. In
this life, there are two ways to go, one is
bleak and the other bright. One
is the way of fools, the
other the way of the wise. One
leads you astray into selfish habits, the
other makes you happy, healthy, and wise. One
is the way of pleasure-seekers, and shortens your life; the
other is the way of wisdom-seekers, and prolongs your life. One
is cruel and unforgiving, the
other is filled with compassion and free of strife. One
is shallow, unsteady, and surreal; the
other is profound, stable, and very, very
real. One
is self-seeking and gives pleasure and pain; the other seeks the Self, and cannot be measured by worldly
gain. One
path lures you into the endless revolution of birth and death; the
other path frees you from your mindless longing and its pollution. The
path of Light (the Way of the Wise) takes you beyond the images of mind and the regions of matter, and leads up the ladder of evolution
to
the highest states of Pure Consciousness. Choose
your path and know where you are going (walk in the Light). Keep
moving forward without any fear or thought of consolation. Don’t
bend your principles before the insolent might. Open
your eyes and perceive what you see (see things for what they are). Open
your ears and understand what you hear (don’t misunderstand, be perplexed, or deceived). The
choices you make today determine tomorrow, and
this life determines the next. “You
are the sum total of the choices you make.” Don’t
waste even a single day wallowing in a life of lies. Choose
carefully what you see with your eyes and hear with your ears. (Don’t
fall for hollow distractions.) Choose
carefully your tastes (your likings), and choose carefully the feelings
you have and the scents (attractions) you follow. You
are the author of your own life and destiny. You
are the script writer, producer, director, and actor. This
is your life. Reveal
your True Nature, manifest your inner glow. Listen
to the voice of Pure Consciousness. Unite
the mind with the Divine and let the wisdom flow. The
choice is yours. |