Meditation: A Fundamental Need

As human beings, we exist with multidimensional avenues of desire. Inspired by what appears to be the mind, body, & personality’s unceasing aspiration to become greater than their current state, every craving arises along with the yearning to expand. This continuous flow of desire is inherent not only within humanity, but to the universe itself: the unending system of pure intelligence which creates & contains everything. The primary influence of any piece is the atmosphere which pervades it. As you may perceive yourself now, as an individual, you are a piece in relation to the larger environment which surrounds you. Like the soil automatically transforms a planted seed into its eventual maturity, the universe is a natural incubator for our evolution, & every other life form within it. We are children of the cosmos; intertwined with its’ character. Therefore, we are inevitably demanded & affected by its whims to grow. Any futile attempts to resist, or become ignorant of this primordial drive will result in the ubiquitous sensation of suffering: a discomforting tension impossible to neglect. This is not to be confused with the unavoidable fact of pain whose touch is outside of our control. Suffering is created through our own ignorance of how the natural system, the omnipresent opening, functions.