PLEASURE PERCEPTION

[Pravin Kumar]

Pleasure Perception:

Until one can be with things as they are without seeking an escape that’s thought to provide pleasure, a made up perception will continue its control and unfortunately so will the suffering it causes.

Even though certain thoughts arise that are perceived as truth, it doesn't mean they have anything to do with truth. They may be perceived as what is thought to be truth, but if you look into it deeper it's probably just a made up story providing you with the way you think things are needed for pleasure. Don't we use the story of helping others in this way, it's really used to kind of pat ourselves on the back because we make up the story that helping others is good, and we get pleasure out of anything we label as good. We use God in the same way, it's strictly used to provide pleasure, nothing more; like there's really something out there that really cares about what a person does. All these made up stories block one from really seeing the underlying true nature of what is. Truth as it is with love needs no story, and if a story is being used to formulate a perception of what truth is thought to be, I guarantee you it's not truth, it's only your perception.

Truth is not something to know. It can't be defined correctly with words because it's only seen when the mind is settled. When you judge someone regardless of what they do, you are applying a perception of truth of how you think they should be acting. This is the same with life situations, and these perceptions are only there to provide yourself with the pleasure of the way you think things should be. Life and the people in it are always as it is and until one can just be with things in that capacity instead of always wanting them in a way that provides pleasure, truth will never be experienced. Hence your made up perception of truth will continue its control and unfortunately so will the suffering it causes.

Michael Cupo