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Are you arguing with what is? When the mind is perfectly clear, "what is‚" is what we want. But, if you really want reality to be different than it is, you might as well try to teach a cat to bark, a bird to swim, or a fish to run. No matter your effort, arguing with the basic nature of reality is hopeless. If you pay attention, you'll notice you indulge in thoughts like this all day: "People should be kinder.‚" "Children should behave.‚" "My spouse should agree with me.‚" "I should be thinner, prettier, and more successful." These thoughts are ways of wanting reality to be different than it is, and they introduce pain into our lives. When we embrace and accept what is, we inevitably overflow with joy.
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It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for a bird to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.
