March 28, 2026
In contemplation
Joy in the World
Wait! Do not move. Let stillness overcome you. Let it guide you. Let it tell you when to go. Until then, remain lucid and awake. Contemplate the moment. Listen. You will know without knowing. You will find your way.
Position yourself perfectly in the moment. Act in concert with your true nature. You are joy. Joy knows the path. The me of the body does not. You are ignorant and fearful in form. You do not remember joy, but it awaits your return in the still silence. There is no end to joy. It never left you. Remember joy. Nourish yourself in its abundance. Rejoice, for you display its goodness in the world. Concentrate on this. Contemplate its power, for you are the force of good in all.
You are consciousness in existence. You are the whole of the all. Your roots run deep in the ground of goodness. Goodness knows neither sacred nor profane. These are constructs of separation. All exists the same in the whole of the all. Comparisons in the world bring about this and that. This becomes sacred. That becomes profane. Holy words may point the way, but they also keep you stuck at the crossroads. Leave the signpost. There is nothing extraordinary about words. To know this is to accept all as consciousness. Then you no longer separate existence into piles of this and piles of that. You see consciousness in all.
Consider consciousness. It has no boundaries. It cannot be limited or split into parts and pieces. As such, you are the energy of consciousness in existence. So be open to all. To be open is to give room to life’s events. Do not wrap them in fear, lest pain and sorrow haunt you. Make room for acceptance. Receive life with lovingkindness. If you extend lovingkindness to all, then joy will find its way into the world. You cannot make this happen. You must let the seed fall freely to the ground. Observe how it embeds with the nurturing earth. Witness its sprouting. Celebrate its growth. Bask in the fragrance of its flowering. You need to do nothing. You are joy’s flower seeded firmly in goodness. The nature of doing nothing is to receive openly the gift of your true nature.
The gift of your true nature is joy in the world. When you embrace joy, you have peace of heart always. If, instead, you embrace worldly desires, then you expect pleasure and happiness to bring you peace. When those expectations fail, you experience pain and sorrow. Desire is natural in the ways of the world. Yet, it hinders joy. It hinders the blooming of lovingkindness. Desire comes from fear. Fear taints love. It veils joy under a blanket of darkness. The me of the body seeks love in darkness. In worldly love it finds pleasure and happiness. But desires and expectations are transitory, so your expectations of love fall short. Too often you experience loss, rejection, and isolation. Feeling alone and deprived leaves little room in your heart for joy. Without knowing joy, peace of heart eludes you.
Joy is eternal. Pleasure and happiness are transitory. Your sources of pleasure and happiness are limited to your desires. Desire and its attachments chain you to the me of the body, whose limitations define you in existence. You use the me of the body to find your way in the world. You cling to its thoughts and emotions as if they were real. The me of the body is not the eternal you. If you possess the body and its personality as real, attach to worldly ways, and own your thoughts and emotions, then you feel let down when all fail you.
As the me of the body you have defined yourself in worldly terms. These fluctuate and change constantly. When the world betrays you, you feel resentment and loss. How can you remove the veil of darkness? By letting go of the me of the body and its world. When you are ready, enter the room-within. Sit quietly in the still silence. Joy will find you. Joy will guide you in bringing lovingkindness to the world.
