Embracing the Bliss Practice: Finding Peace in Everyday Life

Some days, everything goes as planned; other days, nothing seems to go right. In the midst of this unpredictability, it's easy to get caught up in negative thoughts and emotions, believing that they define our reality. However, there's a deeper truth that transcends these fleeting experiences. This truth is your unchanging, vast, awakened nature. The Absolute Practice helps you recognize and live from this true nature, bringing profound peace and clarity to your everyday life.

The Nature of Awareness

No matter how your day unfolds, your true nature remains untouched. Imagine a day where things didn't go as planned—you didn't achieve your goals, your interactions were less than ideal, and you're left feeling disappointed. This sense of disappointment does not reflect your true self. Your true nature is an unchanging, vast, and awakened space of pure benefit. Everything within this space is always pure, natural, relaxed, spacious, and perfect. No negative experience can diminish this truth.

Understanding the Dynamic Energy of the Mind

When you hear a voice in your head criticizing your day or your actions, it's important to recognize that this is just the dynamic energy of the mind at work. These thoughts and emotions are spontaneous, forever occurring, and completely unmanageable. They do not reflect your true nature. Even if you predict a future action, such as going to bed at a certain time, the myriad factors influencing your day remain unpredictable and beyond your control.

Embracing Unpredictability

We live in a world where everything, including our thoughts and emotions, is unpredictable. Labeling experiences as negative or positive is a mental construct that does not affect the underlying reality of our true nature. Whether we deem a day good or bad, it remains a shimmering display of awareness that never crystallizes into something permanent. Nothing has a separate origin from awareness, and thus, no experience can truly be negative or diminish who we are.

The Power of Perception

Every experience, whether labeled good or bad, is a testament to our ability to perceive. The very act of perception is a beautiful, precious, and alive phenomenon. To focus solely on the content of our experiences rather than the act of perception itself is to miss the profound beauty of awareness. It's like owning a magnificent television and only criticizing the programs that play on it, rather than appreciating the television's ability to display those programs.

Introducing the Bliss Practice

The Bliss Practice is a method designed to help you recognize and live from your true nature. It involves three simple steps:

Embody Your Current Felt Experience: Fully engage with whatever you are feeling in the present moment.

Allow All Thoughts, Emotions, and Sensations: Let everything be as it is, without trying to change or avoid it.

Inquire Into Their True Nature: Explore the fundamental nature of your experiences to recognize their insubstantiality.

By practicing these steps, you learn to see all experiences as expressions of the nature of mind. This understanding allows you to let go of the struggle and see each experience for what it truly is—an insubstantial appearance in the mind.

Practical Application of the Absolute Practice

Applying the Bliss Practice in everyday life can transform your experiences. For example, if you have a craving for something, recognize the craving as part of the mind's display. See the craving, the desire, and even the struggle as part of the same seamless reality. This recognition allows you to let go of the struggle and see the craving for what it truly is—an insubstantial appearance in the mind.

Relaxing into Awareness

By accepting whatever appears and recognizing it as part of the dynamic display of mind, you can relax and find satisfaction in simply being. This understanding allows for more efficient and beneficial actions guided by your true nature. Instead of getting lost in unproductive activities or negative self-talk, you can focus on what is most beneficial in the present moment.

Conclusion

The end of suffering lies in recognizing the nature of mind and embracing your true nature. By practicing the Bliss Practice, you can transcend the limitations of fleeting experiences and find profound peace and clarity in everyday life. Embrace each moment, recognizing the inherent goodness and completeness of your being. Let the Absolute Practice guide you to a life of clarity, peace, and joy, where every experience is a testament to your awakened nature.

Join us in exploring the Bliss Practice and discover the transformative power of recognizing your true nature. Experience the simplicity and effectiveness of this practice, and flourish in every aspect of your life.