Reality Unveiled

by Ziad Masri

I want to share here, which is that it is not what happens in our life—nor the emotions we experience—that is ever a problem, but our resistance to them. 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. Of course, I’m not implying that any of this is easy to do. I often still find it difficult too. It’s all too easy to get sucked back into the busyness of life and to forget about of all of this “deeper spiritual stuff.” And yet, as surely as the breath comes to fill your lungs again, so too will the call of your heart come again to remind you of what truly matters in your life. And when that happens, you remember,...