"Loving what is, would seem to be the simplest thing possible. It
involves no effort, no struggle, no longing, and no disappointment. But
loving what is goes against our
programming, so it is difficult. It requires vigilance to counteract the
egoic mind’s automatic rejection and resistance to whatever is
happening. To experience the peace and happiness that exist in this
moment, it is necessary to stop listening to the egoic mind, which
undermines this peace and happiness with complaints and judgments. These
are the tactics it uses to take us out of the present and into its
world of desires, hopes, and dreams. It woos us with fantasies of a more
perfect world, a more perfect mate, a more perfect experience, and a
more perfect you, all of which are unreal and will never be real."
~ Gina Lake (20th-21st century American Advaita mystic)
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