Do you often find yourself trying to understand things like the decisions of government, the behaviour of other people or the circumstances you find yourself in. I know that feeling well. It can seem like if I rack my brains long enough, the answer will emerge. It does seem to work doesn't it? I often conclude my little internal exploration with a self-satisfied sigh! That's the point at which I think I have worked it all out. 😂

However, the working out I have done is all nonsense. I see that more and more now. The stories I create are made from my conditioned thinking and my beliefs. They look so real but they are not and the same applies to every single one of us. Things that happen in the world come from a complicated set of conditioned thinking of another person or people. We could never really understand that because we are only in possession of our conditioned thinking not theirs. So maybe we are not meant to understand things in the way we are used to. 

It is helpful to know the truth and that is that every single one of us is doing the very best with the thinking which looks real to us. Knowing that can take a lot off your mind and with less on your mind, anything is possible.

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