BE YOUR OWN GURU

 I talk to my mind because it talks to me. My mind has a lot of questions, like, “Why is there anything?  Who am I?  Why is there so much suffering?  Why crimes, war, accidents, disease, abuse, death?  Why are humans so crazy?  Why is the planet a death world of pain and suffering.  Where did I come from?  Why am I here?  Where am I going?  Why is this world filled with pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow?  Why is there virtue and vice?  Why is there so much evil?  Why are there mean people, and mosquitoes and flies?  Why does earth seem like hell on earth with all its violence, torture, killing and irritated, upset, angry, and violent humans, and hungry animals?”

We don’t recall asking to be born, and here we are on a tough planet filled with pain and pleasure, and don’t remember or know shit.  Then we get trained, work to survive and try to enjoy life, and finally get killed or die.  THOSE ARE THE KNOWN FACTS.

We are here, and how, why, when, don’t matter.  We are here and have to deal with what is whether we like it or not.  There are things within your control and lots of things beyond our control.  You do your best to survive and enjoy your life.  Your attitude, and perspective (your thoughts) determine whether life is shit-trip, or a wild ride on the adventure side of life.

BE OK WITH WHAT IS.  Why?  Because once something is, you can’t change it, and to not be OK with what is, makes it worse, and if you make it worse with your thoughts and emotions and throw things, you’re certifiably nuts, crazy, illogical, irrational and nonsensical.

You don’t need eastern philosophy to be OK, and you are the only guru you need to enjoy all that is life. Be your own guru.  

You don’t need to know how or why or when the universe came into existence to be happy.  You don’t need to know if you came from somewhere, if there is a why you are here, or if there is a place you are going, to be happy.  In other words, you don’t need faith, belief, a theology, doctrine, dogma, philosophy, theory or any superfluous conclusions to be happy.  

If you want to be happy, just decide to be happy no matter what happens to you.  Train your mind to enjoy all that is life.  Being happy, being OK is simply a decision.  Train your mind to enjoy life.  View your life as an adventure, safari, crazy road trip full of crazy people, risk, danger, ups and downs and chills and thrills right until you crash your car.

When you cut through all the esoteric teachings, what are you left with?  A confused mind that thinks about shit more than it ever did when you were just a kid playing, just a excited kid without a care in the world