What Is Life, And What Is Living?

Life is consciousness.
Living is what we do as consciousness.

What we do usually masks what we are, getting over-excited about everything that agitates our mind. We are consciousness, and all we have to do is realise this, and stop being agitated by desire, aversion and ignorance.

Consciousness is being; it’s the essence of a person.
We cannot find it, as it’s what we are.
It’s really that simple.

When we stop doing,
we realise we are always naturally present.
That’s it.
It is that simple.
That is our absolute reality.

Religion hardens and solidifies naturalness,
while words water it down.

Harden: become more severe and less sympathetic.
Watered-down: to dilute, weaken, modify or adulterate, especially by omitting anything harsh or unpleasant.

Living naturally is accepting whatever comes our way, because it is a construct arising from our past uncertainties and doubts. Recognising this is our great undoing, clearing the path to enlightenment.

Accept: come to recognise a proposition as valid or correct.

Our problem is expecting a religious euphoria, when release from suffering caused by desire, aversion and indifference is merely a melting away.

Once this knowledge warms us up,
we are ready to realise that we are only consciousness = pure consciousness.