Such is life.

Often it seems that life is about balancing the things we want against the things we don't want. Trying so desperately to fill our time with the wonderful things such as romance, love, family, money, comfort, security at the expense of the things that we don't want, old age, illness, pain, discomfort and insecurity.

With wisdom we will see and know for ourselves, that it is all empty and life however it manifests, is neither for you nor against you and in fact, it's just life. With this simple realization we can play the game with a joyful heart and appreciate the pleasant things when we have them, before they slip from our grasp, and be with the more difficult things knowing that with wise understanding, we are always able to let them go.

When the heart is truly open we neither grasp nor reject but simply accept the reality of the moment as it manifests and then respond with whatever action is necessary.

This is how apply Dhamma understanding to our ordinary life and how we can use it as our own path to liberation.

 

May all beings be happy.