All of existence, all of the universe and everything in it, is pure joy. It is pure love. Heaven, for a lack of a better term, is right here, right now, in every moment. In fact, there is no moment outside this one right now.
Suffering – hell, if you will – is an inherent part of the human experience. We are destined to live a life of permanent insatiability. All of the suffering we feel has just one source – our own mind. All of our pain is created within our own heads.
This means that we have the power to overcome this very suffering with our own minds. We can accept things as they are right now. We can choose our desires carefully, and live moderately within our means. We can understand our perpetual dissatisfaction – our constant need for more – and accept it.
When we relinquish attachment to everything, it frees us and lets us experience the joy that is in all things, in every moment, in this moment.
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These thoughts are a derivative of the teachings of the Buddha, who taught that life ultimately leads to suffering, that suffering is caused by cravings, and that suffering ends when craving ends.
He also says how we need to pay attention to this moment, because the enlightenment, awakening and nirvana can all be found in any given moment. As long as we quiet ourselves and pay attention, all of existence will reveal itself to us.
