Inner Treasures

I used to complaint a lot, but now I have realized that it is a waste of time. Whether we feel happy or peaceful is not related to our external environment; instead, it is all about we interpret a situation or what meaning we give to it. When our happiness and peace depend on external events we lose our power. Our states of peace and happiness are then dependent on something, someone or the environment we operate in. We can work hard to get these things but the happiness will be fleeting after we get them. Soon we need to find another goal and the treadmill will continue.

This is the problem of humanity. That is why we are suffering because we forget that we already have everything. All these treasures, joy, love, peace, wisdom we posses inside. We already have these treasures if we find the time to sit down and discover them. But you have to look - if you look for these treasures outside of you, you will never find them. But once you find them inside of you, all external searching becomes meaningless.

Why do you aspire to achieve something? Why do you work so hard to earn so much money? Ask yourself and will find that it is either because of fear or because you are looking for love. You can never dissolve your fear by getting something. You can never get love by running after something either. So how can we solve this puzzle then? Sit quietly with yourself, get in touch with your inner self and you will then find all the answers.

How to get in touch with your inner self? Set up some time every day for yourself and do nothing, just sit there quietly with yourself. Whatever arises, observe it. Whether it is non-stop inner chatting, body sensations, emotions, sounds, etc.; observe everything without judgement and without reacting to it; just let everything rise to the surface. If there is any resistance in you, just observe it and let it go. Day by day you will observe your inner workings and soon you will strike gold, your true treasure buried deep inside yourself. At this point peace, joy, happiness and love will be with you independent of your external environment.

By Su-Zhen