Waking up to a gloomy, wet weather this morning, led me to search in my heart for the Sun within... I know this sounds very esoteric, but the fact is that rainy days have a way with my head! They play havoc with my otherwise sprightly mood and like Nisha would vouch for, I am absoltely moronic ! Hence I started the day with changing the status message on my Facebook wall to say that I was indeed moronic!!!
What if I were to tell my mind that this state of being morose is a mere delusion? That I can rise above it to find the purity of thought that lies embedded somewhere beneath it all. Isn't it said that, because delusions have no firm foundation in reality, they can be overcome by wisdom or insight? Which translated into simple English would probably mean that beneath the clouds of delusion that may be disturbing now, an essential purity of thought exists! This basic purity is unaffected by obscuring delusions that has a way of disturbing the peace of mind.
May I quote a poetic analogy from the Mahayana Buddhist text - "The Peerless Continuum" ...
Under the floor of some poor man's house lies a treasure,
But because he dos not know of its existence
He does not think he's rich.
Similarly, inside one's mind lies truth itself
Firm and unfading,
Yet, because beings see it not, they experience
A constant stream of misery.
If nothing else, I hope simply dwelling on these lines will life the delusion of gloom.
Let the wisdom of the Buddha be with you
