Truth exists only in emptiness. That is emptiness so vast that all you can do is look around in awe and wonder, stunned by its purity, certainty, and reality. Truth has no mind-made meaning, so it has no argument, and you or anyone else can’t deny or defend it. Your all-consuming reverence is your only connection to it. You cannot “think” truth. So, stop thinking!
Bozebits
In your efforts to “become,” make sure “you,” that is, the real you, are who you become. Too often, we are told that to be a certain way, to gain personal wealth, achievement, or station in life, we should surround ourselves with others who possess the same or similar traits or imitate them; you know, “Act as if.” Becoming what you aren’t is too great a loss, and such endeavors cost far too much. In the end, no one asks you who you became; they only know “what you are, or “what you pretend to be.” Don’t pretend; be “you” always. You’ll always be better at “you” than some imitation!
Bozebits
The truth of you, as told in the story you tell, is not the real story of you. It’s what you don’t tell. Ego needs to claim its victories over life’s tribulations, its comebacks, and rising from the ashes, but it does so to paint over the real, which is untold. No ego is humble enough to reveal the truth. That’s just its nature. So what to do?
The best story is no story. You express what YOU are by living what is, as is, and all that needs telling is alive and real without embellishment, and all who actually hear quietly marvel. That’s because what YOU are is marvelous, despite the story you think others must hear. Plain and simple. Nothing you say speaks louder than what YOU are.
Bozebits
Your experience is not translatable or transferable. That is, your experience doesn’t translate into anything other than your experience, and what you think you gained or lost from it isn’t transferable to another. In human-speak, conditioning makes us think this isn’t so, but no one can ever really “walk in your shoes,” as the saying goes. Take what you get, and by all means, let others take what they get too. It’s your life, not theirs, and theirs, not yours. There’s enough life for everyone to experience on their own and cherish what you have that no one in existence will ever have.
Bozebits
Firstly, in matters of the heart, never, ever, ever speak your mind. Your mind gets it wrong one hundred percent of the time. Secondly, all matters are matters of the heart. Shh…
Bozebits
The only thing hard about humans is ego. Ego is the shell you form to protect yourself from the onslaught of other egos, and all egos, even the collective ego, are in protective mode. Love and expressions of love are the only way to soften both your own and the ego of others. Show and express love often! Smile, nod, and be kind. Ego always has to mellow in such interactions.
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What you think, believe, or claim to know requires an ego to defend it. What YOU are outside of ego clings to nothing, which subdues an ego ready to fight. Know YOU; that is YOU, who has no description and is undefinable. YOU will not be found on a battlefield driven by egoic strategies but only on the pristine meadow of peace, solitude, and warm, gentle breezes. You’ll know it when you let go of what you know.
Bozebits
There is no finding truth. It’s never lost. What’s lost is what you think truth is. Solution? Be present without thoughts.
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It has been said, “We’re all bad in someone’s story.” I’ll add, “Perhaps even in our own.” The solution to “badness” is to transform your story into no story and let others be the tellers of whatever they want. What they tell is not “what you are,” and what you speak is interpretive, e.g., embellished, jaded, and maybe even untrue. You cannot “tell” a lie if you are busy living a life, as living quietly in the moment is free of interpretation. That is a life that cannot be shaped by stories you or others tell. So, go live; quietly!
Bozebits
Keep your smile. It cuts through anything and puts your drama-filled mind at ease, which, contrary to popular opinion, is a problem creator, not a problem solver. Smiles are also contagious. Such a sweet, pure expression, recognizable by everyone, and always available on your face!