PRISON OF LIES:

[Pravin Kumar]

Prison of Lies:

Whatever is used that you think is needed to be happy will be what becomes the prison of your lies. It's not right or wrong, but the key is to understand if this lie will truly provide what you think it will...

What most people don’t understand about my writings is that the view of life I have today is not the view I always had. To me, whoever is looked upon for inspiration or whatever, it should be noted that most likely they didn't always see things as they do. I’m fortunate to have experienced two totally different ways of viewing life, it's where my insights arise from and the reason why I share. Having lived unconsciously for so many years has actually become my greatest asset. When I write about something it's always from a lesson that I learned, it's never about being smarter or knowing more than anyone else. What is there is simply what’s there and it's what's shared. When I talk about quietness or stillness it's because I lived a life full of noise. When there's talk of attachment, it's because attachment was my master.

Everyone who is alive experiences life, it's what's done with the experience that determines if it’s a prison. An example would be anything you think you need to make you happy. Nothing inherently is right or wrong, but the key is to understand if the need will provide what you think it will. Deep down inside nothing changes you. I went through a life of much suffering, always in prison of what my Conditioned Mind made me believe was happiness; today I see this for the lie that it is. When I write something, it's because I can see the self serving prison I was stuck in; I have since been provided with a view of liberation. I know I'm very direct in my approach, but I'm not insensitive to anyone else's view, it's just that I've been where most people are and I can see the prison of lies that far too many remain stuck in...

MICHAEL CUPO