All of us want our lives to be satisfying and that we try to achieve through pursuing a mix of duties and desires. By fulfilling what we consider “duties” and enjoying what we term as “desires” we feel that we can reach a level of “satisfaction”. However, if you observe, such satisfaction is but momentary and lasts for a very brief period of time post completion of “duty” or achievement of “desire” and then the mind craves for “what’s next?” and so goes on with our life in search of satisfaction again… We spend 99% of our time and energy to get that 1% moment of satisfaction.
The problem is our outlook to life and the thought that satisfaction is incumbent upon fulfilment of duties/desires. This is unfortunately how the entire society views life and that is the reason why we are unable to see otherwise. Now we have been in lockdown for a considerable number of days/months and this looks like a new normal till everyone is vaccinated or COVID finally decides to spare us by weakening itself. During these days of lockdown you are unable to pursue your “duties” and “desires” due to the restrictions imposed on movement/meeting/etc. Resultantly most people are frustrated/dissatisfied/angry that they are unable to get their dose of 1% satisfaction because of restrictions on being able to devote 99% time and energy to fulfil them.
The truth, my friends, is that satisfaction never left us. Our core being that we call soul is eternal and ever satisfied or always in bliss, the problem is we are living on the surface wherein we are viewing the world from our duties and desires. We are like the wave that thinks it is separate from the ocean. Enlightenment is when the wave realises that it is the ocean – that is bliss…Find it within you, devote 99% time and energy to doing so and be 100% in bliss forever…
Bodhisattva 