Being Satisfied at the Moment of Death

Although dissatisfaction leads us to the path of self discovery – the true self – once we have found the path, we need to recognise that it is right, decide that it is right and sustain this rightness.

We’ve all made mistakes. We’ve all wasted time. We’ve all been selfish, so don’t feel bad or guilty. Recognise that these are a spur to correct mistaken beliefs. This is a positive energy.

The only thing that is important in life is to recognise our own awareness – pure and simple. Awareness is pure and simple when awareness is recognised as being empty of contaminates; it is pure awareness, our essential nature…simple!

Anything arising within this emptiness is merely a mental projection from the past, and has no reality, as in a dream. The only reality is pure awareness.

At so-called death, when the elements of the body cease, we are no longer encumbered by the relative ‘physical reality’, and so, resting in pure awareness sustains us through all appearances, whatever then occurs (however, for those who have not practised, the hurricane of karma takes over). It is said that when we go through the death period, all sorts of visions of light arise. How we recognise and relate to these manifestations will depend on the spiritual practices we had engaged upon during embodiment in our last form (our present form).

Merely remembering one small aspect of the teachings will help us, especially the Lord of Love: this may mean different things to different people. In Tibetan Buddhism it means “compassion in emptiness”, which is unconditional love: love that does not rely on any conditions.

Everything we then see is a manifestation of the Lord of Love. This is especially important in the Bardo of becoming, where we take on a new incarnation. How do we know all this? Well…we don’t…but it’s good to bear in mind anyway.

When we are in love, nothing matters. But then we want to help others realise their true nature of love – unconditional love that is!

Making a huge change in one’s life time is too much to expect. If we only change 1%, then in a hundred life times we will become enlightened…hurray! 😉

Who knows? This could be your first time around…or your last time!

All we have to do is recognise pure awareness and sustain it throughout our daily life…more or less, depending on our capacity. It is so satisfying to realise that we are facing in the right direction. When life is simple, it feels so right. Get used to it.

“Something So Right”
by Paul Simon

You’ve got the cool water
When the fever runs high
You’ve got the look of love light
in your eyes
And I was in crazy motion
Til you calmed me down
It took a little time
But you calmed me down

When something goes wrong
I’m the first to admit it
I’m the first to admit it
But the last one to know

When something goes right
Well it’s likely to lose me
It’s apt to confuse me
It’s such an unusual sight
I can’t get used to something so right
Something so right

They’ve got a wall in China
It’s a thousand miles long
To keep out the foreigners
They made it strong
I’ve got a wall around me
You can’t even see
It took a little time
To get next to me

Some people never say the words
I love you
It’s not their style
to be so bold
Some people never say those words
I love you
But like a child they’re longing
to be told