Trust The Unfolding. . .
Perhaps the deepest feeling that develops through a daily Buddhist practice is trust.
Not blind belief.
Not certainty.
Trust.
Trust that life is larger than our fears.
Trust that growth takes time.
Trust that understanding arrives gradually.
Many of us approach life as if we must solve everything immediately. We demand answers before questions have finished forming. We want clarity before the path reveals itself.
Practice teaches patience.
A flower blooms in its own season.
A tree grows according to its own rhythm.
Human beings are no different.
The path unfolds one step at a time.
Some days feel inspired.
Some days feel confusing.
Some days feel ordinary.
All of them belong.
As we continue practicing, we begin to notice that life is not a problem to solve. It is an experience to participate in.
The future remains unknown.
The past remains finished.
What remains is this moment.
This breath.
This step.
This unfolding life.
Buddhism encourages us to stop standing outside our lives as critics and become active participants in the mystery of being alive.
The more we trust the process, the less we struggle against it.
And somewhere along the way, we discover that the path was never leading us somewhere else.
It was teaching us how to be fully present for where we already are.
Peace and Love, Jim
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