Channel: Craig Woods | Source
One of the greatest realizations you can experience during your journey of spiritual awakening is the understanding that everything perceived through your physical senses is subject to change.
The world of form is forever moving, transforming, appearing and disappearing. Experiences arise within your consciousness, remain for a fleeting moment, and eventually dissolve into the great ocean of impermanence.
Yet, so many of you continue searching for lasting happiness, fulfilment and self-worth within these temporary experiences.
You seek permanence within impermanence.
Consider how much human suffering originates from the unconscious expectation that the consequences of transitory experiences will produce lasting effects upon your consciousness.
You acquire something desirable and anticipate enduring happiness. You receive recognition and expect permanent fulfilment. You establish external security and imagine that your inner peace will remain undisturbed.
But how could a finite cause possibly produce an infinite effect?
That which has a beginning must inevitably have an ending.
Therefore, we encourage you to redirect your attention away from the constantly fluctuating circumstances of the external world and towards the eternal presence of your own soul.
Your true Self is neither moving nor changing. It is not diminished by criticism, enhanced by praise, or defined by the temporary conditions of your human existence.
It is the unchanging awareness within which all experiences arise and dissolve.
This is your true identity.
When you establish your sense of worth, joy and happiness within this timeless dimension of consciousness, you gradually liberate yourself from the emotional turbulence created by attachment to impermanent things.
You may continue enjoying the beautiful experiences of physical existence without depending upon them for your inner completeness.
For genuine spiritual freedom is not found in escaping the world, but in remembering that your essential nature transcends it.
Seek permanence where permanence truly exists: within your own Eternal Being.