Behind the whiplash of craving and aversion, satisfaction and dissatisfaction there lies within each of us a baseline of perfect contentedness that relies upon nothing and needs no fuel for sustenance. Caught up in our preferences we recoil from the things we dislike and run headlong toward whatever we desire. But when we quiet our minds and experience the stillness within, we find that fully intact, ever-present essence of well-being. When we cultivate awareness of and familiarity with this essential aspect of ourselves, it result in a wonderful release from grasping and a newfound sense of…
Freedom.