The Only Key of Happiness

Kunci kebahagiaan adalah cinta...
Sungguh menyenangkan ketika kita dicintai, tapi jauh lebih membahagiakan saat kita mencintai...
Kala kita jatuh cinta, makan terong serasa makan steak!
Segalanya jadi indah dan menyenangkan.
Cinta pertama, kelahiran anak kesatu, mencintai keluarga, semua yang membuat kita mencintai setulus hati akan memberikan kebahagiaan.
Mencintai membawa kesejahteraan, kekuatan, dan kebahagiaan..
Tapi mengapa kita tidak selalu mencintai sepanjang waktu kepada siapapun?
Karena kita takut. Kita takut ditolak.
Mencintai membutuhkan keberanian.
Berani untuk ikhlas.
Untuk mencintai setulus hati. Tanpa pamrih.
Tanpa keikhlasan kita tak bisa mencintai dengan setulusnya. Sepenuh hati mencintai membutuhkan keikhlasan.
Dan keikhlasan membutuhkan cinta.
Jadi satu lingkaran yang sempuna. Mencintai-ikhlas-cinta..
Lalu dimanakah titik awalnya kalau cinta dan keikhlasan adalah lingkaran yang tak terputus?
Mulailah dari lingkaran terkecil.
Belajar mencintai sesuatu atau seseorang yang mudah untuk dicintai dengan setulus hati, dengan ikhlas.
Cintai anak bayi. Rasakan perasaan jatuh cinta. Bersyukur pada hal-hal yang sederhana.
Tumbuhkan rasa cinta yang telah terpercik ini menjadi berkobar.
Kembangkan percikan cinta-ikhlas menjadi kobaran cinta-ikhlas.
Besarkan lingkaran cinta-ikhlas menjadi melingkupi diri sendiri. Teman dan keluarga. Sesama dan bumi.
Bahkan besarkan terus lingkaran cinta-ikhlas hingga musuh-musuh kita.
Perluas lingkaran cinta-ikhlas kita sehingga tidak ada satu pun berada di luar lingkaran ini.
Dan kita akan temukan, di dalam lingkaran ini; kebahagiaan sejati...

Metta; raising happiness

By: Ajahn Brahmavamso

Metta is the Buddhist word for “loving-kindness. ” It refers to the emotion of goodwill, that which wishes happiness for another. It embraces forgiveness, because Metta says: “ The door to my heart is open to you. No matter who you are or what you have done, come in.” It is that kindness which does not judge and is given freely, expecting nothing in return. The Buddha compared Metta to a mother’s love for her child (Sn, 149). A mother may not always like her child or agree with everything it does, but she will always care for her child, wishing it only happiness. Such openhearted, non- discriminating kindness is Metta. Metta meditation is that meditation which focuses the attention on the feeling of loving- kindness, developing that beautiful transcending emotion until it fills the whole mind. There are many methods for developing Metta meditation. Here is just one way. To Light a Fire, Start with “Kindling”— Someone or Something You Love One way you can develop loving-kindness meditation is by choosing some object, which you find easy to feel loving kindness toward. The simile I often use is that of lighting a fire. You need kindling to light a fire. One can’t put a match to a big log and expect the match to ignite that log. The log is far too big. So you have to find something, which will take the flame easily, something, which is easy to light. It could be some of the firelighters you get for barbecues, or paper, or straw — anything that takes the fire very easily will do. You build up the first flames of loving-kindness on that kindling and then later one can put on more solid pieces of wood. First of all one uses just twigs and then branches, then you can put big logs on that fire. It’s always the case that only when there’s a big roaring fire — really strong and very hot — only then can you put on the big “sappy logs.” The big sappy logs in this simile stand for your enemies. Sometimes for many of you, the biggest sappy log is yourself! When you find the fire of loving-kindness is very strong, you can put yourself on that fire, “dry out” and ignite the biggest, sappiest log of all. Once the fire is strong, you can give loving- kindness towards even your worst enemies. It may surprise you that you can actually do this. You think of this person towards whom you’ve always had anger and wanted revenge, and you find that you are now in a mind state where you can actually love them, really give them goodwill. And you’re not playing around either. It’s actually happening! This is the result of the gradual process of development of this emotion called “loving-kindness”. Now as to the “kindling”, this is where you use your power of imagination and visualization together with your mental commentary. Here you encourage the commentary, but you keep your commentary just to a certain topic. You’re, as it were, “psyching yourself up” to develop loving-kindness towards a small visual object, an imaginary object. Don’t be afraid of imagination, because visualization and imagination are tools of the mind that you can use to your benefit. Keeping your eyes closed, imagine in front of you a small kitten or a puppy or a baby or whatever you find it easy to generate loving- kindness towards. (I personally like using a small kitten.) Imagine it to be abandoned, hungry, afraid, and in your mind open your heart to it. Take it up gently, in imaginary arms, and use inner speech to say: “May you not feel so afraid. Be at peace. May you be happy. I will look after you, be your friend and protector. I care for you. Whatever you do, wherever you go, my heart will always welcome you. I give you my love unconditionally, always. ” Say those words inside (or similar one’s that you make up) with full meaning, even though it is to a being only in your imagination. Say them many times until you feel the joy of Metta arise in you heart like a golden glow. Stay with this exercise until the feeling of Metta is strong and stable. Metta Includes Compassion Loving-kindness includes compassion, so you can use compassion to generate Metta. You look at that imaginary being and focus on its suffering, real or potential. You see the fact that it is subject to pain — not just physical pain but also the mental pain of loneliness and rejection. You see how very vulnerable it is. When I do this with my little imaginary kitten I always think that there’s no one else in the whole world to look after that small being. If I don’t look after it, if I don’t take it in, I just imagine what sort of death that little being is going to have — cold, rejected, hungry, thirsty and sick. When I start to see the suffering (the dukkha), in that being and how it is so vulnerable to pain, then straight away it encourages compassion in me towards it. I want to protect and care for it. As soon as that compassion, that sense of looking after the little being comes up, it’s very easy at the same time to have loving-kindness, (which is basically goodwill). Compassion is goodwill towards someone who’s suffering. In this instance it’s goodwill to ease the suffering of that imaginary being, and if its not suffering, to make its happiness even more delightful. I deliberately generate feelings of goodwill, of kindness, of compassion and of care. All of these words are centering in on this concept of “loving-kindness”, and I enter into a commentary with myself at this time, just imagining what might happen to that being, imagining looking after it, saying words of kindness, of protection. I do imaginary exercises like getting eye contact with that little being. When you can actually contact the imaginary being’s eyes it becomes very emotional. Then I just keep on developing those images. I continue that commentary until such time that the loving-kindness towards that imaginary being is really, really strong. You will find — at least I find anyway — that it’s so much easier to light a fire of loving- kindness on such easy kindling. First of all, my imaginary kitten is a lovely furry animal. It’s imaginary, so I can make it whatever I want. It’s young. If it were actually real even little kittens can sometimes be pests. But if it’s imaginary you’ve got full control over it to make it as furry, or as soft as you like. It purrs at the right time, and it doesn’t poo on your lap. So you can do everything you want, just to make it a very nice little being. It’s imaginary. You’ve got control over it. Choose An Object You Can Relate To One person I know didn’t have much empathy towards little animals, nor did she like children. What she did was very innovative. She’d just been planting some small flowers in some pots in her house; so she just imagined a small plant in the earth. Just like the little kitten or the puppy, the plant is also a being that needs care and protection. She put all her motherly instincts, which she didn’t really have towards children, towards that little plant, nurturing it and just imagining it growing. When it was a young seedling, it was just so tender and so easily hurt and broken. It had a long way to go before it was a full fledged flower. She imagined herself nurturing it, protecting it, loving it, caring for it until such time that the little flower burst forth and repaid her kindness with this beautiful smile of a flower in bloom. She really “got off” on that. That was for her the first time that meditation actually seemed to work. It was the first time she wasn’t waiting for me to ring the bell. So this is another way of developing loving- kindness, instead of towards an animal or a human being, towards even a plant. And you can do that. The point is, as long as you are nurturing this emotion and making it grow, you’re allowed to use your commentary, and it’s good to use it at this point to keep the fire burning. When you put a match to a piece of paper, you’ve got to blow; you’ve got to fan. You’ve got to keep it going. Sometimes you need two or three matches to get it alight. You work until the fire is going, and once loving-kindness is going, always remember to experience the warmth from time to time. So you’re working to get the fire going, but you’re also pausing now and again, to experience the result of your work. And as you see the result of your work, it gives you encouragement. So you’re just using this imaginary “kindling” as a means to develop loving-kindness, to get it started. As you go along, quite naturally you’ll be aware of the feel of loving-kindness. When the flame starts to take and there’s a fire starting, you can feel its warmth. Loving- kindness when it gets started is a very pleasurable emotion. Once you start to feel its warmth, then you really get into it. How Metta Grows and Expands its Horizons Now let go of the imaginary being, and imagine in its place a real person, someone very close to you emotionally, your best friend maybe. Choose someone to whom you also find it easy to generate and maintain loving- kindness towards. With inner speech say to them: “May you live in happiness. I sincerely wish you joy. I give you my love, without discrimination. You will always have a place in my heart. I truly care for you.” — or similar words of your own design. Use whatever arouses the warm glow of Metta in you heart. Stay with this person. Imagine they are right before you until the Metta glows bright and constant around them. When the Metta glows bright and constant, let go of the image of that person. Substitute another close acquaintance, creating the feeling of Metta around them using your inner speech in the same way: “May you live in happiness…” Next substitute a whole group of people, perhaps all of the people who are in the house you are in. Develop the caring glow of Metta around them, all in the same way. “May you all be happy and well…” A Lotus of Love in Our Hearts See if you can imagine Metta to be a golden radiance coming from a beautiful white lotus flower in the middle of your heart. Allow that radiance of loving-kindness to expand in all directions, embracing more and more living beings, until it becomes boundless, filling up all that you can imagine. “May all living beings, near or far, great or small, be happy and at peace…” Bathe the whole universe in the warmth of the golden light of loving-kindness. Stay there for a while. Now imagine yourself, as if looking in a mirror at yourself. Say with your inner speech, with full sincerity: “ I wish me well. I now give myself the gift of happiness. Too long the door to my heart has been closed to me; now I open it. No matter what I have done, or will ever do, the door to my own love and respect is always open to me. I forgive myself unreservedly. Come home. I now give myself that love which does not judge. I care for this vulnerable being called ‘ me’. I embrace all of me with the loving- kindness of Metta…” Invent your own words here to let the warmth of loving-kindness sink deep inside you, to that part which is most frightened. Let it melt all resistance until you are one with Metta, non- limiting loving-kindness, like a mother to her child. When you feel it is time to conclude, pause for a minute or two to reflect on how you feel inside. Notice the effect that this meditation has had on you. Metta meditation can produce heavenly bliss. Now imagine that golden glow of Metta one more time, originating from the beautiful white lotus in your heart. Gently draw that golden light back into the lotus, leaving the warmth outside. When the glow is a tiny ball of intense light in the center of the lotus, gently close the petals of the lotus, guarding the seed of Metta within your heart, ready to be released again in your next Metta meditation. Open your eyes and get up slowly. Recapitulation Now to recapitulate what we’ve covered so far: when you practice the above method of Metta meditation, it is helpful to use easy objects at the beginning. Again Metta meditation is like lighting a fire. You start by using some paper and kindling which easily takes the flame. Once that is alight, you put on some thicker sticks, and when these are burning well, you add some bigger pieces of wood. Eventually, once the fire is established, you can put on the big pieces of fuel. When the fire is roaring you can even put on a big, wet and sappy log, and there is enough heat for that to catch light and burn too. In this simile, the “big, wet and sappy log” stands for your “enemy,” someone you find it especially hard to forgive and be kind to. This enemy is often yourself. Once Metta has been established on the easy objects, though, you will be surprised at how even the “enemy” can “take the flame” of Metta. You find, in this way, that you can actually love your enemy.

Karma & Fate-Dogma

Karma should not be confused with fate...

Just like science and religion are in many instances, incomparable. Science is based on unbiased observations, analytical confirmation of the facts, verified evidences, rational and logical research, the true nature of reality. On the other hand, religion claims infallibility. Many religions rely hardly on faith, the ability of human brain to creatively generate illusion. Invoking fear and social pressure. Giving delusion of consolation.

Fate is the notion that man's life is pre-planned for him by some external power, and he has no control over his destiny. Some monotheism religions have this kind of dogma.

Karma on the other hand, can be changed. Because a man is a conscious being he can be aware of his karma and thus strive to change the course of events. A man is able to choose on how to act or react. The options of any actions and thoughts will have distinctive consequences.

Thus, karma is a physical science: the law of action-reaction. And fate is a dogma of faith, just like telling your son about the crying god when the rain's pouring. And now we know the truth as the science unwoven the rain as the water evaporated from the sea.

Alas, my karma will run over your dogma...

Buk-Ber

Hari sabtu tanggal 21 Agustus 2010,
SupeReden main ke rumah eyek&nenek, mau ikut buka bersama.
Betah sekali digendong eyeknya
Ngga betah digendong neneknya.
Karena sekarang, SupeReden senengnya digendong gaya terbang.
Karena udah bisa tengkurap dan sudah biasa sehari2 tengkurap.
Jadi digendongnya juga gaya tengkurap seperti superman terbang
Ada-ada aja kamu Re...

Kata Pertama: Mamm...maa

Me & my mom
Whenever I'm feeling worry
My mom will be there to carry Me and the fear subsides..
I love my mom,
She's so pretty
And whenever I'm in blue
My mother will always be true
That it takes only a smile to do
To take my heart into
The state of joy with two..
My mom and dad love me too
They always make my day
In whatsoever state I am
Their love is unconditional to me
My dad is a cheerful person
Create many jokes and bring laughter
To every place we go..
Someday I will be like my mom&dad
Travelling around and growing old Together we shall be a happy family
With wisdom and peace in mind..
What a beautiful wife; said my dad
What a beautiful life is what I hear!

Redenisme 2.0: Trisila

Sesungguhnya, Pancasila cukup tiga sila saja. Sila 'Persatuan Indonesia' dan sila 'Kerakyatan yang dipimpin oleh blablabla..' itu tidak perlu. Negara kita, bahkan dunia, hanya membutuhkan tiga ideologi; Trisila.

Trisila: Berketuhanan, Kemanusiaan, Keadilan. Persatuan Indonesia tidak perlu ditegaskan dan memang tidak bisa dipaksakan. Jika negara bisa memberikan keadilan sosial bagi seluruh rakyatnya, pastilah persatuan otomatis terjadi. Jika masyarakat berperikemanusiaan dan mengikuti perintah Tuhan untuk mencintai sesama, pastilah kesatuan otomatis tercipta.

Dan jika pemimpin mengikuti ajaran-ajaran Tuhan yang berperikemanusiaan dan adil, tak perlulah lagi kepemimpinan lewat kebijaksanaan musyawarah-mufakat. Kebijaksanaan tinggal mengikuti kebijakan Tuhan yang manusiawi dan adil. Hanya ada satu jalan lurus, mengikuti norma yang tertinggi: Ketuhanan, Kemanusiaan, dan Keadilan.

Berketuhanan bukan berarti menjadi fanatik dan ekstrimis-teroris. Berketuhanan berarti mengerti kalau Tuhan itu ada, bahkan Tuhan pun adalah ketiadaan itu juga, karena Tuhan segalanya. Tuhan adalah satu dan tidak ada yang di luar satu, karena Tuhan juga yang tidak ada, serta yang ada mencakup semuanya.

Dan semua agama wajib dihormati selama masih berperikemanusiaan dan adil. Agama adalah alat, semua orang merdeka memilih alat untuk mengenal Tuhannya. Agama bukanlah Tuhan, bahkan yang tidak beragama pun berhak merdeka dan wajib dihormati juga. Selama kita saling menghargai nilai-nilai kemanusiaan dan menjunjung keadilan.

Bahkan, saking pribadinya urusan berketuhanan ini; sila-nya cukup dua saja. Berperikemanusiaan dan Berkeadilan. Adil&Manusiawi. Dwisila jika diterapkan akan lebih dahsyat dari Pancasila karena lebih fokus. Kita tidak perlu penataran P4 untuk mengaplikasikan Dwisila ini. Cukup dijadikan budaya bangsa dan dasar negara. Maka, pasti negeri kita akan makmur-sejahtera, damai-sentosa. Bahagia.

Mulailah dari diri sendiri, dengan hal-hal yang sederhana yang bisa dilakukan sekarang. Adil&Manusiawi. Berikan senyuman kepada semua, atasan dan tukang sapu, mertua dan anak, bahkan ke diri sendiri. Cintai teman&keluarga, belajar mencintai yang lain bahkan sampai orang yang dibenci. Cintai diri dan segalanya. Dan tegakkan keadilan dimana kita berada dengan semangat cinta-kasih.

Pada akhirnya, hanya ada satu sila: CINTA...

RedenMon 2.0 (The Sequel)

Siap-siap kisah kelanjutannya!!!

My Hope, My Love, Our Happiness

The Hope of Loving

by: Meister Eckhart
Transl. Daniel Ladinksky What keeps us alive, what allows us to endure?

I think it is the hope of loving,
or being loved.

I heard a fable once about the sun going on a journey
to find its source, and how the moon wept
without her lover’s
warm gaze.

We weep when light does not reach our hearts. We wither
like fields if someone close
does not rain their
kindness
upon
us.

Hope

Hope is the Thing with Feathers

By: Emily Dickinson  

"Hope" is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chillest land
And on the strangest sea,
Yet never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

Kisah Pokemon Reden: RedenMon

Di suatu planet yg indah, yg ukurannya hanya 0,00000000000000000000000001%
di banding jagat raya ini, terdapatlah seorang jagoan: Reza. Reza adalah superhero penyelamat Denta sehingga dia lolos dari kematian. Ngga berapa lama, mereka menikah dan pokemon mereka juga menyatukan kekuatan: ubur2 bermulut monyong dan moluska marsupial berotak encer. Pokemon mereke bekerja sama membentuk pokemon baru: redenmon!
Selama hampir 9 bulan Reza+Denta bekerja, hingga pokemon Denta, si ubur-ubur, berdarah-darah.
Dibantu profesor Riyana, akhirnya pokemon reden atau disebut; Redenmon, lahir ke dunia ini.
Dengan selamat, tanpa perlu operasi khusus. Memang ada sedikit cerita tantang keluarnya Redenmon, dimulai dari omongan Reza yang mengikhlaskan Redenmon keluar sebelum tanggal 25.
Redenmon lahir pada tanggal 7 dan dimulai dari jam 2 pagi prosesnya, dengan pecahnya gelembung air si Pokemon ubur-ubur.
Tapi tidak lama, jam 7 lewat Redenmon untuk pertama kalinya melihat dunia.
Perjuangan yang cepat dan patut disyukuri, dibantu doa kakek dan peralatan profesor Riyana, kesakitan Denta jadi senyum kebahagiaan.
Ditunggui sang duo nenek, Redenmon muncul dengan rambut gondrongnya, seberat 3,5 kg dan panjang 51 cm.
Tangis haru pun menghiasi rupa sang ayah, Reza. Kini Redenmon sudah sangat pintar dan menjadi jagoan baru.
Tunggu petualangan kami selanjutnya, stay tuned!!!

I'm Scared but I'm Afraid I must Face The Fear Anyway!!!

Saat kita menghadapi sesuatu yang tak pasti,
kita bingung -lalu takut.
Ketakutan melumpuhkan kita...
Diri ini terdiam, tak tahu harus bagaimana.
Rasanya ingin berlari, menghindari perasaan
ini.
Namun sejauh apapun kita mundur dan
menghindar, rasa takut itu semakin mengejar.
Seperti mimpi buruk yang memaksa kita terus
berlari ketakutan.
Yang pada akhirnya, kita akan jatuh di luband
yang tak berdasar.
Keputusasaan -akhir dari keberadaan.
Atau kita bisa maju.
Maju terus ke depan, hadapi rasa takut itu.
Penuh kepercayaan diri, meski tak ada alasan
untuk itu.
Maju ke depan, menuju sesuatu yang tak pasti.
Dan akan ada peluang untuk berhasil melawan
ketakutan itu.
Kita bisa belajar, meski gagal.
Kita akan mampu bangkit lagi, dan
memperoleh hikmah dari kesalahan.
Dan mungkin saja kita menang, dan
berkesempatan untuk tumbuh.
Menjadi lebih besar dari apa yang kita bisa
duga.
Berkembang menjadi pribadi yang lebih
tangguh dari yang kita kira.
Menaklukan ketidakpastian lainnya, rasa takut
dan tantangan yang lebih mencekam.
Tapi kita akan mampu bertahan, selama
percaya dengan diri sendiri.
Meskipun tak ada alasan untuk percaya.
Kita terus maju, hadapi dengan senyuman dan
kepala tegak.
Dengan terus melangkah -walau takut, kita bisa
saja sukses.
Mengubah mimpi buruk ini menjadi mimpi
indah itu.
Menciptakan dunia yang lebih baik untuk hati
kita berbunga.
Dan setidaknya, membuat jiwa kita menjadi
jiwa yang pandai bersyukur.

Semoga Semua Mahluk Berbahagia - Sedia Payung Sebelum Hujan!

Sedia payung sebelum hujan
Sungguh merupakan sebuah filosofi yg mendalam...

Sediakan hati yg lapang
Sebelum ada yg menyulut kemarahan
Agar mampu memaafkan, tanpa perlu hadirnya penyesalan di kemudian...

Siapkan mental utk kegigihan
Sebelum menemui kegagalan
Agar tak mudah menyerah dan terus maju, hingga kesuksesan akhirnya berada dalam genggaman...

Sedia cinta sebelum tersakiti
Supaya kesedihan bisa ditanggung
Dan akhirnyapun senyuman tersungging, berbahagia selamanya...

Sabbe satta bhavantu sukhitatta!

Happy Anniversary

Reza dan Denta menikah tanggal 08 bulan 08 dan di tahun ini merayakan Ulang Tahun Pernikahan yang pertama. Reden adalah putra pertama kita yang juga berulang bulan tanggal 07 Agustus kemarin.

Sungguh merupakan berkah yang patut disyukuri. Kita mampu melampaui tahun pertama dengan baik dan anak yang sehat. Meski ada konflik, tapi kita selalu ingat cinta kita yang terikat perjanjian dalam pernikahan dan perjanjian sebelum kelahiran kita. Cinta yang indah, dihiasi tawa, romansa, dan kehangatan akan persahabatan.

Semoga pernikahan Reza&Denta selalu berlandaskan nilai saling menghargai, saling mendukung, dan kebersamaan dalam menciptakan keluarga yang penuh cinta. Khususnya untuk Reden agar menjadi pembawa cahaya kebaikan untuk kita.

Selamat Ulang Tahun Pernikahan yang Pertama untuk Reza&Denta...

The End of Suffering

Di dunia yang penuh ketidakpastian, ada beberapa hal yang pasti: bahwa kita semua akan sakit, menua, dan akhirnya mati.
Singkatnya, penderitaan adalah hal yang pasti terjadi pada setiap orang.
Sedangkan kesenangan, hanya singgah bagai mimpi sesaat.
Kesenangan hanya bersifat sementara.
Kesenangan tergantung beberapa hal di luar diri yang terbatas.
Dan kesenangan semakin lama semakin berkurang nikmatnya, seperti menikmati makanan enak yang sering/banyak disantap, akhirnya membuat muak.
Akhrinya, kesenangan hanya seperti lapisan gula di tipis pada pil pahit.
Manisnya cepat habis seiring konsumsi dan akhrinya kita menemukan kenyataan pahit itu.
Hidup adalah penderitaan.
Untuk ada, eksistensi kita memiliki saudara kembar: ego.
Ego menyatakan identitas kita, individualitas kita, asa untuk ada.
Ego memampukan kita untuk bertahan hidup dan berjalan maju.
Ego mencipta estetika, romansa cinta, keluarga hingga negara.
Namun, ego juga membuat kita merasa: marah, benci, iri, dan segala emosi yang bikin sakit hati.
Ego bisa membuat kita depresi...
Dan banyak dari kita yang mencoba melupakan ego, menghilangkannya bahkan.
Banyak membantu orang lain, memikirkan kepentingan yang lain: anak, pasangan, karya, bangsa, agama, dan dengan berusaha setulusnya.
Kita mengalihkan perhatian dari diri sendiri/ego kepada yang lain.
Menolong orang, mencintai, dan bekerja hingga lupa diri.
Dan yang parah berusaha menghilangkan kesadaran dengan zat memabukkan.
Namun, selama kita ada di dunia, kita membutuhkan ego untuk hidup.
Ngerinya lagi, ego itu tak memiliki substansi: kosong.
Ego itu hampa...
Inilah ironi utama, ego membawa derita tak terelakkan.
Kehampaan...
Kita berusaha mengisinya dengan mitos-mitos, kisah bahwa ego yang abadi melewati kematian atau mengalami ribuan kehidupan.
Kita menganalisa dan berfilosofi, pada hal yang tak pasti: metafisika. Kita mencoba memikirkan persoalan-persoalan gaib yang tak bisa dibuktikan kebenarannya. Kita menjadi berspekulasi dan melupakan satu masalah, satu hal yang pasti:
Hidup adalah penderitaan.
Dan, kalau kita mau kita bisa menghadapi kenyataan yang pahit ini. Melenyapkan penderitaan dan menerbitkan kebahagiaan yang sejati.
Perjalanan yang berat meski tak mustahil. Dengan berkontemplasi, kita akan mendapatkan jawabannya:
Bahwa penderitaan ada akhirnya.
Derita bisa berakhir dengan upaya, dimulai dari pikiran yang jernih dan tidak berspekulasi, memandang segala sesuatu apa adanya, dan berbuat semaksimal mungkin untuk kebaikan sesama. Tidak sulit, namun tantangan utamanya adalah:
Melepaskan segala keterikatan.
Dengan merelakan semua mengikat pikiran kita, ego tak punya landasan untuk berdiri. Dan pada akhirnya ilusi kehidupan pun terkuak, tirai derita membuka pada kebahagiaan murni.
Tak perlu menuntut, cukup mencari dan menerima.
Tak perlu mengiba, cukup mencipta dan menerima.
Tak perlu mengharap, cukup menjaga dan menerima.
Dan tak perlulah lagi ketakutan itu, cukuplah kita amati, pelajari, dan hadapi...
Apa yang bisa kita lakukan setelah menerima semuanya apa adanya?
Kita bisa mencintai segalanya.
Dan pernyataan hidup adalah penderitaan berubah menjadi hidup adalah kebahagiaan.
Kebahagiaan adalah mencintai segalanya apa adanya...

Semoga Semua Mahluk Berbahagia!