Paradise Within

Look down at your feet, regardless of where they’re planted you’re in paradise . If it isn’t so it’s because the need to reach for something is in place and blocking you from seeing paradise within…

When all of a sudden you’re not in paradise, what is it that takes you from it? There are religions that tell you where to find paradise, but truth is if you’re not in paradise it’s because you left. For years I was constantly searching for paradise and except for brief moments (mostly drug induced), it always eluded me. Why this happened was because paradise was always contingent on something that was outside of myself, and it was always based on what I thought I needed to provide comfort. There’s no need to list what paradise was because there were so many things; the things reached for were numerous. False paradises come in many forms. Unless you truly take a step back to see this, the reaching for it will always be there, and seeing paradise will never happen.

The lies of the Conditioned Mind will dictate what you will reach for as paradise. Until the conditioning to reach is changed, paradise will continue to be sought and never be seen. The only way this will change is by going inward to discover why there’s a need to reach outside yourself; once this is revealed therein lies paradise. Paradise isn’t from the thought realm, it comes from the still small voice within. It tells you it doesn’t matter where you are or what’s happening, all you have to do is look down at your feet and regardless of where they’re planted is paradise. If you need something else, it’s because the need to reach is still in place and is blocking you from seeing paradise is already in place…