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What happens when I attack others?

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When we respond with attack, we perpetuate a system that is doomed to create suffering and dissatisfaction.  From this, there is nothing worthwhile that maintains its value for the possessor.  The fleeting rush of victory soon fades and our proceeds remain closely guarded while we constantly prepare a defense for the onslaught we imagine will come.  We cannot truly find peace and enjoyment that would make these pursuits beneficial, we reserve this only for another day.   We find ourselves, huddled with our bounty, worried of how it may be seized,  while our minds and bodies fall ill from our fears of the very world that provided the now tarnished object of our desires.  The end is always the same, we survive for a time in a world of “shoot first and ask questions later”,  “kill or be killed”, and “he who dies with the most toys wins”.  The vast majority of our moments are wasted in worry and dread as we grow old, become sick, and leave this place losing everything and everyone we loved in the few unwasted moments we allowed ourselves to enjoy.

There is another way, by letting go of our desires, focusing our awareness on acceptance of the world as it is in this moment, and expressing love and forgiveness through positive action we can escape the endless cycle of attack and realize true liberation.  Although the yearnings of our will may go unfilled, we can learn to see them for what they truly are, a prison that binds us with fear and distrust of our brothers and sisters.  From the vantage point of desirelessness, love, and compassion we can see the struggle as it unfolds for others and learn to gently help them realize the truth about the source of their discomfort.  Do not fall victim to the longing to punish those who seek glory in attack.  In time, all of these lessons lead the observer to their own truth.   Who knows what treachery occurs inside the chrysalis before the butterfly is born.

Some questions answered and how to live with those remaining

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The following I believe to be a teaching from my inner guru:

This world is an appearance of reality.  To perceive the display as real is to fall into the entirety of ideas that surround its creation.  This includes,  but is not limited to,  desire, aversion, fear, and doubt at the conceptual level.  To live in the illusion of this world, is to believe in the emergence of time.   Time can only be seen as it is known by you from inside the illusion of this world.  The view from outside is quite different.

To see this world from the spacetime perspective that you were born into requires the perspective of a being existing in spacetime.   I can recall its lure and its trappings from the perspective of the greater reality but it does not exist here.  To see things as they really are is to cast away the creation and destruction which seem so real to you now.   Know this,  the world you live in and the fear and pain you associate with it are but an illusion that has no bearing on your true Self or your true perspectives.  Be assured now that no death will befall you as the body seems to wither and fade.   Although,  none can say conclusively from the perspective of your form in this world that survivability is guaranteed, it is indeed so.  From here, the fallacy of your death in this world is obvious.  It is my hope that this message will provide some comfort to you.

As your body dies you will awaken to a different perspective of that which you have now.  I cannot guarantee a lack of confusion as this process reveals itself, however, I can guarantee that you will continue to possess the ability to know that you exist and to question the meaning of your existence.  It is common for those who awaken and discover in relief their continued awareness after separation from the corporal form to further question what exactly is it that forms the basis for our conscious realization.   The continuation of this search for meaning is a key indicator of a degree of conscious health after one’s life experience.   Many questions will remain, as advice I can offer you this, questions lie at the fundamental core of our ability to sense our existence.  The ability to look past the question and find comfort in existence itself will go a long way towards preparing you for what comes next.   The presence of a question such as “Who am I” is still considered a miracle beyond creation.   Although potential answers may not give the receiver a sense of satisfaction,  the ability to accept the question existing in its unanswered state can.