The Window is written by spiritual teacher Papajeff. He hosts a radio show, leads meditation groups and writes on enlightenment, non-duality, and other topics. Here is a quote from “The Window”:
Imagine that you had a friend or a family member you’ve known since you were kids. You went through the usual fun, fantasy and squabbles that long-term relationships bring. Let’s say this friend came from a pretty volatile family life. When you visited her home or stayed over, you often heard arguments at pretty high volume and intensity. As time went on, your friend began to join in these high volume affairs and would even flair up at you at times. And then one day she moved away. Now imagine unexpectedly bumping into this friend at a shopping mall. After you exchange greetings, she asks you if you remember the blue sweater that were so upset about losing. She then goes on to confess that she took it just before she moved away, and never told you. You laugh it off. It was a long time ago. But listen to her story… “I always felt so guilty about that. It haunted me for years; seriously. You don’t know how many times I wanted to call you or mail it back, but I couldn’t bring myself to face the guilt. That wasn’t the only thing, but it was part of so many bad decisions in my life. Anyway, one day I met a young man who was wearing a small pendant with a picture in it. He said it was his guru. When I asked about it, he said the guru has taught him about a deeper kind of love and helped him find peace of mind. “Wow! Those words, “peace of mind,” just struck me so hard. I started going to listen to his guru, and, well… “Hey, do you have a few minutes? Come shopping with me. I want to show you something at Macy’s.” Now imagine that your friend takes you to Macy’s and insists on buying you a beautiful new blue sweater. Not only that she also treats you to lunch, and gives you a tight squeeze as she leaves. You cannot help but notice that something is very different about your friend. Her eyes are softer and her manner is more gentle. And you go back home kind of dazed about what happened. The friend you recognized? Well, that wasn’t really her at all. The friend you once knew dissolved into thin air like mist rising from a lake on a cool fall morning. The mist later returned as rain into the lake, and the physical appearance of your friend was the same as before, but she was not. When we feel an inner longing or sense of something missing in our lives, and especially when guilt, shame and despair over what we have done and/or what has been done to us has us begin to question the course of our lives and our understanding of life, we seek to find that deeper kind of love and peace of mind. Your friend found it. Love.
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The Window by Papajeff
