Suffering

"The sense that things should be other than they are is suffering."

--Wayne Liquorman

Anytime you don't accept what is, you will suffer. Guaranteed. In fact, non-acceptance is already, in and of itself, suffering. There's no lag time. You don't have to wait for the suffering to hit you. Non-acceptance = suffering.

We have been indoctrinated by our families, religions, authority figures and cultural institutions to believe that things should be different than they are -- always. No matter how much things change, no matter how much "better" they get, we can always find something to be discontent about. The next better is always superior to the current better.

And so we pass through life in a state of perpetual discontent. Nothing is ever quite right. Everything is just a little bit off, a little bit inferior to what it could be.

We set goals, we fulfill desires we achieve accolades, and we manifest dreams. And still goddam reality is never quite perfect!

Here's the secret of secrets: It never will be. The secret is not to make the world match your intentions. Intentions are just desires in drag! The secret is to accept and harmonize with what is, and be detached from all outcomes. Give up ideals of perfection. Be in complete accord with Reality.

That's it. Nothing fancy. No exotic asanas, mantras, visualizations, or prayers. Complete acceptance. Nothing more, nothing less.