Spot the troublemaker within

 Just observe 

A psychiatrist

passes his friend

on the street?

 

"You're okay, 

how am I?"

He says. 

 

A Nondualist

passes his friend

on the street.

 

"You're not here, 

am I?"

By Robin Sharing 

 

There is a lot of wisdom in that little joke. We can in fact sense the energy of spiritual people. There is a light-heartedness in them, an ability to make flowers bloom wherever they go. Yet, when it comes to our own energy, we have a harder time evaluating it at the present moment.

 

I always take ownership when obstacles and interferences appear. It is convenient to blame others for our woes, but if the “troublemaker” is here now with me, there must be something in me who invited that energy. Naturally, changes have to occur, but first let’s spot the inner imbalance. 

 

They say a frog adjusts to the changing water temperature but once it boils it is too late to jump. We are way more sensitive than that. It is not that hard to get our arms around “body, mind, world” manifestations. The inner is the outer. Look everywhere, at your friend, your foe, and especially within.