Have you ever wondered why things happen
in your life as they do? Do you ever ask yourself, why is this happening to me?
Does life anger, confuse or frustrate you with what it throws at you sometimes?
If you are human, and are honest with yourself, then you will most definitely
answer yes to all the above questions. We all desire to know the answer to this
enigmatic question, “are the events in our life random, or is there something
greater taking place that we cannot naturally see?”
The answer, in reality, is a lot simpler
and easier to grasp than we would originally think. Actually, it is the mind,
or more specifically, the ego-mind, that is the very cause for such a question
needing to be asked. If it wasn’t for the ego-mind, such a question would be
irrelevant, as the answer would be eternally before our eyes. For those of you
not acquainted with the ego-mind, here is a brief description.
As human beings, we have a split mind in
our current phase of progression. We have a unified-mind and an ego-mind. At
any given moment, we have only two choices; to see life through the
unified-mind or to see it through the ego. The unified-mind is connected with
all things, sees all things as being one, and perceives things as they really
are. The ego, on the other hand, separates all things, sees things as being
separate from the self, and perceives things according to our beliefs, values,
language, memory, past experiences etc. The unified-mind perceives reality; the
ego perceives illusion.
The problem for each of us is this: we
tend to identify with and look at life through the ego, instead of the unified
mind. The ego, because it sees things as being separate, creates the illusion
that people and events are external to us. On the other hand, reality, only
perceivable through the unified-mind, sees all life as being one with us. The
unified-mind is based on the truth that, ‘there is only one person in the
room’, and that all things are one and interconnected. But, to the ego, such
things are ridiculous, as it is based on the illusion that, ‘there are many
people in the room’.
For many, this will be the first time
you have come across these concepts. Please be aware, that you will most likely
be reading this with the ego-mind, and not the unified-mind. Resultantly, your
ego will be disgusted at these words, and will be resisting them vehemently.
The ego helps form that little voice in your head that talks to you constantly,
the one that you have a hard time turning off sometimes. Essentially, these
words challenge the ego, especially the hold it has upon your life and what you
perceive within it.
The whole purpose of the ego is to
create and maintain the illusion of separation. One of the main principles it
works according to is found in the phrase, “perception is projection.” Simply
put, what we perceive in others is our own projections coming from the ego. If
we dislike how our co-worker has a short temper, it is because we also have a
short temper. If we regularly get gossiped about, and it angers us, it is
because we also gossip, and we feel guilty about it. In reality, all that we
experience in others and life is a reflection of our own inner projections. The
ego projects all these things, and then perceives them outside in others, thus
confirming to itself the illusion that these things are separate from the self.
This is the cycle of illusion that we are all trapped in to different degrees.
Thus, to live a perfect life, and answer
the great question asked at the start, we must expose the ego, and start living
from our unified-mind. When we live from the unified-mind, we accept that
everything is perfect in any given moment. This is the true meaning of love.
Love can only be experienced from the unified-mind, as the ego only experiences
fear, anger, sadness etc. We can only access the unified-mind in the present
moment, as all thoughts of past and future come from the ego-mind. This is why
the unified-mind perceives reality, as reality only exists NOW, in the moment.
This is the great secret to life that it exists in the moment; there is no past
or present, only one eternal now. The ego cannot exist in the moment. Because
of this, you or I can never live a perfect life from the ego, as ego is based
on illusion, and in reality, it doesn’t even exist. This may come as a shock to
some, but know it is only the ego-mind that finds this shocking, as the
unified-mind, who you really are, already knows and accepts all these truths.
To live your perfect life is to live in
the moment. It is to know and trust that each moment will reveal the best
course of action. It is to cast off the ego and start perceiving life through
the perfect lens of your unified-mind. When you come to realise that you are
the only person you interact with every day, you will start living your life,
instead of having life live you. The perfect life is to see the universe as a
great mirror, always reflecting back to us our own projections, ultimately to
move us closer to love. It is to accept that life already is perfect each and
every moment. In this way, your perfect life is that of perfect love. To attain
this perfect love, we must let go of the ego and start embracing the
unified-mind, who we really are.
