We live in such Mystery! Many of us spend our lives recoiling from the Mystery … we feel more comfortable with the illusion that we are in control, and happier with the mistaken belief that we know what is going to happen in the future. But our direct experience hints at another reality.
In fact, it is our unwillingness to accept our "utter ignorance" that is the root cause of most of our suffering.
While sitting in Silence, we see that we cannot predict even the next thought that will come into our heads. How then can we predict what others will do or what life will offer next? When we realize that we are born into the Mystery, live in the Mystery, and die in Mystery, we find true happiness; gratitude for what is right here right now becomes our dominant experience.
The Quran reminds us of our 'real position' in the scheme of things with:
(18:23) do not say of anything, 'I will do that tomorrow' without adding 'God willing' and, whenever you forget, remember God and say, 'May God guide me closer to what is right'.
This quote is a clear pointer to 'what is right' … living free of the illusion of control.
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