Freedom.

From our insecurities we make our life and what we do important. We create the delusion that without us, the world, or at least the small world of our family, friends and work, will stop. But it is a delusion!

The reality is that no matter who we are and no matter what we do, the world will continue without us. We just won't be there to organise it, that's all!

If the Prime Minister of England, dies tonight, the government will continue, the country will continue, life will continue. Even the death of the most important political figure in the country will not change our day-to-day life. If the Dalai Lama dies tonight, the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism will continue.

Life continued, even after the Beatles.

The realisation that we are not indispensable is a turning point in our spiritual life. To know from the heart, our own true value.

Knowing that we are not indispensable, we will begin to take care of ourselves and not be the victims of the personal whims of friends, family and work. Making the time to relax and enjoy ourselves. Valuing our own life, and our own pleasures.

Serving and helping others is a beautiful activity, the real heart of spiritual understanding, but only when we act from the knowledge that is not always necessary for us to be the ones to do it.

May all beings be happy.