Delusion Be Gone!

"You just have to remove delusion, that's all. Religious practice is simply ceasing to create delusion. When you cease creating delusion, the truth alone remains. The true-life function will manifest from inside of you. That is love; love and compassion are the true-life function"

-- Motoko Ikebe (Female Zen Master)

You don't have to visualize iconic gods or goddesses or conjure up intricate mandalas. You don't have to repeat Sanskrit mantras or prattle new age affirmations. You don't have to contort yourself into nearly impossible postures or adopt rigorous, ascetic practices. Nothing need be added or gained. The practice is one of subtraction, of reduction, of natural restraint.

Delusion is not found in nature, not found in the external world. Delusion is found in our interpretation of the world. Delusion is found between our ears.

Quit making up stories, reasons and explanations. Let the mystery of reality be.

When you do that, the true you begins to manifest. Who is the true you? Love. You don't have to try to love. You don't have to seek or chase or pine for love. You are love.

And so, you act accordingly -- compassionately, lovingly. And life goes on. And the world is still as it is. And you are still as you are, sans delusion. And that surrendering of delusion, that makes all the difference.