There Is So Much Distraction In The World

The fact that there is so much distraction in the world is the very reason to simplify life. You are not missing out on all the fun, the politics, the news, the games, the oneupmanship. The real quality of life is realising what life is and why we are here.

It’s a shock to realise how far down the rabbit hole of illusion we have fallen. We are the fallen ones, the fallen angels, the spiritual messengers. Messengers of what? We are walking, talking Dharma beings.

All scriptures are about us. We are Buddhas, enlightened beings who have lost our way. The ugliness and the beauty in the world are both the confusion that distracts; in the moments before enlightenment, the Buddha was attacked by demons, and by seduction.

Saying this, we can still appreciate the senses, but not be bound by them.
Tomatoes on toast is yummy. 🙂

Just know when you are being distracted, and bring the attention back to the job in hand, with no expectation of recognition. A job well done – or just the attempt – is satisfying enough.

I cannot ask a previous teacher, “Am I doing good?” That would be soliciting reward, condemnation, expectation, pride, gain … and it doesn’t work like that. Changes in the level of conscience tells all we need to know.