Beyond 'Me'

 

If a man gets whatever he wants and every thing falls in place for him, will he be happy all the time? 

I google 'life is smooth sailing' to see whether anyone shares the feeling or experience of having an easy life. I only found one person who deems his life as smooth sailing amongst multitude postings of 'my life is never smooth sailing' or 'why is my life always a struggle'.

The young man who thinks he is quite blessed with supportive parents, financially secured background, good education and a good job, did also share about how he managed to overcome some challenges growing up as a person with high functioning autistic spectrum. He reckoned that his relatively smooth sailing life may not have trained him for tough challenges ahead. This young man comes across as a very positive and humble individual. Most important, as pointed out in many readers' comments, he is a person who is fully aware of himself and the circumstances around him and should well manage difficulties along the way.

'What's in the way is the way' as per the saying of one wise teacher.

One day I was meditating. Images,  memories, thoughts, plans, feelings jump in and out of my mind in fast succession. I watch them come and go as advised by teachers. In some brief moments I realise I have no control over all these mind flashes. Why? They are the make up of all that my senses and consciousness have encountered and accumulated, including that of the subconscious. I feel that much of me is beyond me. In a brief moment I loosen the grip of the ego Me.

'In the Way' does not only mean obstacles. They are all the stuff that come along the way, much are unexpected while much are also the product of causality.

Awareness will help to provide a clearer perspective of the way.