Wisdom Counseling By Phone

Me, “We should all get what we want!”

You, “Then, why don’t we?”

Me, “We do!”

You, “What do you mean?  I don’t want pain and I have it.”

Me, “You do want pain, you just don’t want to know that you want it.”

You, “I can see not wanting to know I want pain, but why would I want pain?”

Me , “To justify your misery.”

You, “But pain came first, then my misery.”

Me, “That is a question of the chicken and the egg; which came first?”

You, “Well, I don’t want pain, or misery, yet I have both.”

Me, “You do want both; you just don’t want to know that you want them.”

You, “Why would I want them?”

Me, “Because you think they are the appropriate response to what you see in the world.  Imagine being joyful at all times.  You and people would think that you are crazy.”

You, “Oh, I see.  Well, that is why we need to change the world, so we can by happy.”

Me, “There will always appear something in the world that you think deserves pain and misery. You need to look beyond the world of form if you want to be free of pain and misery.”

You, “There is nothing beyond the world of form.”

Me, “It is apparent that you are convinced of that.  And you think that, too, justifies your pain and misery.”

You, “Well doesn’t it?”

Me, “See what I mean when I say, you want to be miserable; you just don’t want to know that you want to be?  When you no longer want to be in pain and miserable, you won’t be.  There is no reason, in reality, to be in pain and misery. You can be joyful and at peace no matter what appears. You just have to want that.  But who would want that when it would set them apart and even make them look crazy in this world?
    Knowing that unconsciously you want to experience everything you experience, to do everything you do, is the key.  And this includes knowing that you don’t want to know this fact, as this keeps you feeling helpless (and, yes, you want to feel helpless).
    Knowing that you are doing and experiencing exactly what you want at every moment would make you feel more than empowered.  It would make you realize that you are cause, and what you experience and do is effect.
    Are you ready to know this?”