Reality Unveiled

by Ziad Masri

Quite simply, as Carl Jung told us, what we resist persists. When we learn to welcome everything that happens in life, and to welcome all our emotions, we learn what true freedom is. We understand that life truly is not about manipulating and controlling circumstances to fit our desires but rather about surrendering and fearlessly accepting whatever arises in the moment, whether that is a seemingly negative or positive event or emotion. It is this equanimity toward life (both externally and internally) that is true freedom. Then we are no longer this small physical self struggling to have its needs met, fearful that it won’t get its way. Rather, we go through the human experience in the understanding that it is a deeply meaningful classroom designed by none other than our larger aspect of Self for our own benefit. And in this light, our greatest enemy is our greatest teacher, to whom we should be very thankful.