all we need do

All we need to do is open our eyes and we find ourself in paradise

Life is wonderful. Life is full of wonder: existence, the universe, this beautiful planet, so full of life. It is amazing. And if we are still, if we are not too occupied with our thoughts, just the smallest things can appear in all their beauty to us – a flower, so delicate – and who would have dreamt it? These gifts are everywhere, all around us, beauty, in the sights, the sounds, the smells, the tastes, the feel of life.

We are living in the Garden of Eden and yet so often we are blind to it. That blindness comes from our mind being preoccupied. All we need do is take our energy away from our thoughts, away from our fantasies, our dreams, our memories. If we bring our energy, our awareness, to the present moment then our eyes are opened. It is a simple thing, so simple. In this direct appreciation of the moment, of the sensory delights that are being offered to us, in this appreciation is our salvation, our rebirth. In fact, we have lived in this world all along, this world of beauty, this world of delight, this world of wonder. It is here. It is the reality. All we need do is open our eyes to it, welcome it, delight in it, live in it.