The practice traditions of Mahamudra and Dzogchen make a radical claim that we can achieve liberation in this very life. This life, as it is right now, is the ground of your awakening.
Not the life you are waiting to live. Not the life you will have after you go back to school or get a better job. Not the life you'll have once you have your finances figured out, fix your problems, find the right partner or make that move to a new city. Not the life where you have more time, the kids are out of the house, or you can take that extended leave.
This life. The life you have right now, as it is. This is the ground of your awakening.
Can you accept that?
Whatever reason you have for putting off your liberation and freedom for another life or another time, I ask you, I beg you, to call bullshit.
What are you holding onto? What story are you telling yourself? Whatever it is, it's all made up. It seems to be true, but there is a lot more space and opportunity there than you recognize.
Recognize the fear, uncertainty, hope, longing, and storytelling for what it is - bullshit. Recognize when you fall into those cycles and treat them as a call to presence. Right here, right now.
You will never discover freedom and liberation in the future. The ground of awakening is the ever-present unfolding reality, just as it is.
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