Topic: Misfortune

Hi Huggie,

These are great comments. Happiness and alertness are signs that you
are on the right track.

Did you know that it is possible to step beyond birth, death, and
rebirth right in this lifetime? That is by discovering what you are. The
one that sees the changes in the world, your body, and your mind is
innately free from change.

Abiding here you find that you are free from the ups and downs in life.
You also get to see that the very purpose of life is to return reality
and happiness it its source.

This discovery is not a product of thinking. Rather you discover that
your direct experience is much richer than your mind can tell. Standing
here you die to one who you thought you were. This is sometimes
called dying to the ego or 'I' thought.

Here you discover that when you die to limitation, you never die again.
You realize that you are the ever-present self that always was, is right
now and will always remain. You become certain that the things that
occur to this charter, whether good or bad, do not occur to you. No matter
what seems to happen you remain in your innate freedom. This is the
ultimate purpose of meditation.

If this seems difficult you should know that it is just a matter of turning
the door knob in the other direction, and the door to freedom opens.
As you have seen, you do not have to line up your thoughts in any
particular order. Just return your identity to its source and you will find
things that you never thought possible.

Keep this conversation flowing, it is a good one.

Best Wishes,

Michael