Guidepost

Guidepost: 

yoga psychology explains it as afflictions of the mind, five kleshas, or obstacles that prevent us from seeing our lives more clearly, blocking reality from our view. Reading of this years ago brought a great sigh of relief to me. I wasn't really lost, lonely, and confused - but I certainly thought that I was and yoga presented me a path through the thick weeds of my mind that would lead me towards the bright field of a peaceful and settled reality. 

more so...

I saw that others were trapped as well, some not even seeing the path. 

here is the birthplace of compassion.

empathy. 

we're all trapped within a thought-filled illusion, offering our perceptions as a map through wilderness of the mind, and only getting further away from the clear light of who we truly are. But there are signpost along the way, internal guides that point us in the right direction. Here's the true map, a sense of reality - only love is real, and anything the leads us further away from this is wrong and keeps us mired within a illusory world. Our suffering, and the suffering of others is a guidepost. The only map we need is of the heart - asking ourselves is this where love would lead me? 

ignoring this - 

we are led further from the heart.

 yet listening...

and we find our way home.

exactly where we are.

~

Peace, Eric

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