Different Conditioning

So many people worry about getting to heaven and because of this life passes them by. A belief isn’t needed to see this, but it will take a very settled mind not to make it into one…

You believe in everything you have in place because you have decided (even though it was probably done unconsciously) that your beliefs will make life better. There’s no other reason to form a belief except for the purpose it provides satisfaction in some way. Look into this very carefully to see this in your life. God, money, material possessions, love, programs, spirituality, social status, enlightenment, and so on, are all formed to provide satisfaction based in a belief. If this isn’t questioned, the belief will continue its control even though it will not truly provide the satisfaction it’s being created for. It can’t because the nature of any belief is attachment and attachment to anything is suffering, even if it’s not seen as so.

Many call a belief faith, to me they’re basically used the same. I haven’t found one iota of usefulness in having faith or believing in something that would truly benefit my life. I live in the space of now and since there isn’t anything that needs to be different, a belief wouldn’t be beneficial. True freedom occurs in the space of not making up stories. It doesn’t take any effort or a story to be free. The reason why so many don’t become free is they try to create freedom by forming a belief about it; to believe in this or that is not freedom. Don’t worry about getting to heaven because if you do life passes you by while you are here on earth. It doesn’t take a belief to see this, but it will take a mind that’s settled not to make a belief about there being a heaven…