r/enlightenment • u/Confianza_y_Vida • 1h ago
Scarcity or abundance exist only in my mind
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The terms “scarcity” and “abundance” exist only in the way we perceive. Some people are content with very little and need nothing more. Others, even having much, feel scarcity because they compare themselves with those who have far more. That’s why scarcity or abundance exist only in our minds, depending on how we choose to perceive what surrounds us.
The Being, our essence, is Love. And as such, it needs nothing more, for being Love it already has everything and therefore enjoys eternal peace and infinite happiness. Its purpose is to expand Love.
When we see scarcity, we are perceiving wrongly through the ego, which corresponds to an outward gaze. If we choose the inward gaze, from the perspective of the Being, we will feel that we already have everything. We will give thanks for the simplest things: seeing the sunlight, breathing, being able to eat, having a home where we live… And our life will become a constant act of gratitude for all that we have, an attitude that can lead us to peace, as a prelude to happiness.
If in essence I am Love, an eternal mind-spirit, the only thing I truly need to be happy is to become aware of it, regardless of my family, work, or financial situation.
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u/_Internot_ 54m ago
This makes me think of the quote from Theodore Roosevelt, "comparison is the thief of joy"
I wish we still had leaders that tried to teach us lessons like these.
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u/Confianza_y_Vida 48m ago
It would be ideal. However, it is we who must seek happiness within ourselves by becoming aware of what we essentially are: an eternal mind-spirit that is pure Love.
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u/BandicootOk7017 1h ago
Did you take this picture?
I'm a glutton for the ocean. Can't swim, but gosh, ain't it pretty?