The View from Stillness

Imagine staring out at a meadow on a warm summer day. Can you notice the peace and stillness in this image? But, if we were able to examine this scene more closely, if we got down into the dirt, we would see the game of life being played out with things living and dying and things being created and destroyed.

Do you notice that the perception of peace and stillness is not dependent on what happens down in the dirt? Our biggest mistake as humans is that we try to obtain the peace and stillness of the meadow by trying to control what happens in the dirt (this is what is meant by craving).

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