Be Alive

What is in my mind is dead; it is not a living thing, but on the other hand truth is that which is living from moment to moment. It must be discovered, not merely believed in, not to be quoted or formulated in the mind.

To be alive, that is Truth; to know that I a Life and living every moment of It, that is Truth. To know this, my mind must be alert, aware, with my heart full of Love, free from all that is false; that is Truth.

Most people do not want to be alive, they want to be put to sleep to escape the world, they do not want to face up to things; like children they want to hide behind their mother's apron strings, to shelter from the storm - and what is the storm? Is it not our relationship with one another? We must be conscious of that relationship every moment. But if we treat others like a piece of furniture there is no relationship between us. There is only true relationship when we understand ourselves; only then can there be freedom, and in freedom only is Truth revealed

If I love one and hate another can I claim to know the Truth? If I am kind to one and unkind to another, can I say that I am a kind person? Is it not the height of contradiction?