What lies within...

This universe is not outside of you.

Look inside yourself; everything that you want,

You already are.

Rumi

We keep on searching for answers, solutions for every little thing in our lives, ignoring the one and only truth. Every day countless people will go to astrologers, readers of the destiny via tarot cards, palmists, some one who will decipher your line and the latest is where they scan your palm when you have downloaded an app for X amount of money and the daily forecast is given to you. We wear colors for the day, align our days according to the stars and try to influence the destiny that has already been written for us. I am guilty too. I have tried everything and searched to find answers for whatever troubles or what I think ails my fears or me.

I would defiantly say now, nothing works, whatever has to happen will. We are mere puppets whose strings are with a higher force. Some are cynical, will scoff at what I say and some will say it’s a passing phase, but I wonder how long do we continue to say we are young, we’ve lived the odd 40 years on this planet and are approaching the final frontier and the final, inescapable truth.

All what we search is within you, its just a matter of being quiet and letting the outer mindless chatter not affect you or bother you. Easier said than done, nor does it happen overnight, there isn’t a calm pill that you pop in that you get this, nor does one clear the levels in a game and reach the pinnacle. A bird sitting on a branch does not worry about falling she lays trust on her wings to fly. We need to trust, and to believe in the inborn instinct we all have. Listen to it, it speaks the truth and it’s this truth that is His guidance. We fear, fear itself and this imaginary anguish has caused more heart break and failure combined than attempts.

In the end, we would go anywhere and learn, read scriptures, do penance, but until it His will, or razaa as my dear friend from across the border says, nothing can happen. This is an interesting word, razaa means will. Everything is pre ordained, pre ordered and willed by Him. Hence, we might go to the corners of the earth but the light lies within us and only  sparks when He wishes. It can happen and it cannot. We can pretend that we are enlightened but only when we submit to Him does the inner journey start.