...the child would probably appear puzzled. The child is content doing whatever it is doing.
You are here and now. Where do you want to go? Do you really need a conception of the situation, or can you simply relax and be what you are?
It is the reflecting mind that asks, "What? Where? How? Why?" If you are eating a banana, just eat the banana. If you are playing music, just play music. If you are working, just work. Life is that simple. The mind makes it appear complicated. The mind wants to understand. The mind imagines that something is lacking.
If you think anything is lacking, look within and find out whether that is true. The answer to every question is within you. Perhaps the only realization you need is the realization that you don't need a realization. Is "what is" sufficient as it is? Only you can answer that question. Take a look.
You are here and now. Where do you want to go? Do you really need a conception of the situation, or can you simply relax and be what you are?
It is the reflecting mind that asks, "What? Where? How? Why?" If you are eating a banana, just eat the banana. If you are playing music, just play music. If you are working, just work. Life is that simple. The mind makes it appear complicated. The mind wants to understand. The mind imagines that something is lacking.
If you think anything is lacking, look within and find out whether that is true. The answer to every question is within you. Perhaps the only realization you need is the realization that you don't need a realization. Is "what is" sufficient as it is? Only you can answer that question. Take a look.
