An Effortless Life

They say that with age comes wisdom. But does it?

What knowledge do I possess now that I did not thirty, forty, or fifty years ago?

Exactly who is it that is now wise, where he was once “unwise”? Was I not already endowed — from birth — with all of the essential qualities needed to experience life? Have I not always been able to see, hear, smell, taste, and touch? Have I not always been a “child of the Universe”?

Real wisdom is inherent in everyone. We know how to live; how to exist; and we do. Moreover, we live without effort; but our conscious minds tell us otherwise.

Does real living require any effort? Think about the five senses. It takes no effort to see, hear, touch, smell or taste. No effort is required for your heart to beat. Thoughts come and go — effortlessly. Your blood circulates, you breathe, you maintain a proper temperature, you digest food and your body rids itself of waste; all with no conscious effort. Hair and nails grow, your mouth stays moist with saliva, cuts and bruises heal on their own.

Everything which is done without conscious attention is done effortlessly. When ego and conscious attention get in the way, a “struggle” ensues and life seems difficult.

When we still our restless thoughts and see beyond concepts, duality, and all the illusions created by the ego-conscious mind, we experience life as it is — an effortless expression of the True Self.