...we discover that this world, just as it is, is what we really want. It is the reason every mystic returns from a cosmic consciousness experience and says, "The universe is perfect." Not perfect in the sense of good or bad, but perfect.
If I could change the world so that nothing "bad" would ever happen to anyone, I wouldn't do it. Anyone who really understands the issue and all of the implications, would never choose the conventional concept of heaven, or nirvana, over what is already present. The real heaven is here and now.
This is the world that everyone would create if they were put in charge and considered the alternatives. They would realize the value of not knowing what will happen next, and they would choose the mystery.
If I could change the world so that nothing "bad" would ever happen to anyone, I wouldn't do it. Anyone who really understands the issue and all of the implications, would never choose the conventional concept of heaven, or nirvana, over what is already present. The real heaven is here and now.
This is the world that everyone would create if they were put in charge and considered the alternatives. They would realize the value of not knowing what will happen next, and they would choose the mystery.
