“What you are looking for is already in you…

“What you are looking for is already in you… You already are everything you are seeking.” Thich Nhat Hanh 

Everything we’re searching for is within us. As a culture, we constantly look outside of ourselves for answers. Pain or pleasure, joy or misery, agony or ecstasy, happens only inside us and it „travels” with us. There is a natural tendency of wanting to hold a pleasant experiences and block the pain and suffering. By living close to ourselves we are able to notice the patterns of the mind and treat ourselves with kindness and compassion. Thich Nhat Hanh suggests that we greet an uncomfortable thought, worry, or fear with, “Hello, Old Friend. I know you.” When we acknowledge that we’ve been here before, we’ve felt this before, and yet life went on and possibly even became quite nice again. That little part of us that nags and bothers from time to time, that needs something again. Maybe it just needs to be heard and to be loved.

Once The Dalai Lama said “When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” 

Let us live close to our hearts and listen to inner wisdom.

Thanks for reading.

Katri