What would you do if you woke up in the morning and found that you have no body? There is no body there. You've looked under the covers. You're looking for it but you can't find it. And you also realize the thoughts that are thinking these things, are not you? You are somewhere as the witness to the thought that you are no body, and there's nobody there. Yet, you feel your essence in everything, in the furniture, in the bed, in the windows, the whole universe. And when your wife or husband comes in, or children, they see you as a body. Yet you know 100% that you're not a body. You never were a body. There is no body. This is an awakening. The paradox is that you are sure there is no body, yet the body appears. And when you become adjusted to yourself, you see a body which is supposed to be you, but yet it's not there. You know there is no body, and there are no thoughts. Yet something is thinking, and something appears to be a body. This is a great paradox, what we call maya, the grand illusion. (RA)

There is only one word you have to remember and the word is SURRENDER. Surrender your ego, your body, your mind. That is all you have to do. Live your life in a surrender mode, live your life surrendered.

What we call God knows how to take care of this world without our help. (RA)

It is the ego that tries to tell you are happy only when something good happens to you from outside, if you acquire a new home, a lot of money in the bank, or if you acquire possessions, cars, that will make you very happy. And it is true you are happy for a while. But then this changes. You get used to this situation, you therefore need new things. You need new people in your life. You need new playmates, new toys. (Robert A.)

It is the ego that thinks it is in control. It is the ego that is afraid that it is not in control. But look and see: an ego actually factually does not exist. There is nothing that is in control. There is nothing that is afraid.

You are not in control. You never were in control. You never will be in control. You can have a heart attack or a stroke anytime. But all is well and everything is unfolding as it should. What this actually means is you are free.

It's unfortunate that when the world shows you the good side of it's nature, you are not interested in these things, most people. For you're experiencing financial success, robust health, peace of mind for a while. But the pendulum has to swing back. Do not be deluded into thinking that you can have these things forever. Just as you cannot have disease forever, you cannot have poverty forever, you cannot have lack and limitation forever, the pendulum has to swing the other way. And so it is you cannot have the good life, so-to-speak, in this world forever. Yet most of you are still trying to change bad into good and looking to improve your lot. You want to improve your affairs. (if you're having any affairs.) Whatever you try to improve in this world is a joke. You take the world too seriously. (Robert A.)

Eureka!

Je hoeft geen stap te zetten, in geen enkele richting, je dient enkel je zelf te zijn en daar is dus per definitie geen enkele inspanning voor nodig. Je hoeft zelfs niet te knipperen met je ogen. Je bent Het.

Je werkt om blij te worden maar wat als je al blij bent zomaar? Je trouwt om blij te worden maar wat als je al blij bent zomaar? Je scheidt om blij te worden maar wat als je al blij bent zomaar? Je leest om blij te worden maar wat als je al blij bent zomaar? Je luistert naar muziek om blij te worden maar wat als je al blij bent zomaar? De waarheid is dat je al blij bent zomaar, je denkt enkel soms van niet. Transcendeer je gedachten en kijk je bent al blij zomaar.

Nog steeds op weg, met vallen en opstaan, nog steeds aan het lezen en proberen in de praktijk te brengen wat ik lees. Kleine vorderingen geven genoeg moed om verder te gaan. 's Morgens bij het openen van mijn ogen, dat eerste ogenblik is er vrede en geluk, en dat eerste ogenblik duurt geleidelijk, dag na dag wat langer. Soms duurt het tot de middag vóór de wereld mijn volledige aandacht weer opeist en de vrede en het geluk opnieuw verstoort. Ik weet nu dat het mogelijk is: vrede, vreugde, in alle omstandigheden. Nog niet volledig aangekomen maar op weg, geduldig misschien nog enkele levens meer nodig maar te ver gevorderd om te stoppen. Gesmaakt van de nectar en die smaak laat me niet meer los.