We are all in search. Some call it peace, some call it controlling the mind, some advance in this search by awakening the Kundalini after taking four steps forward in this quest.
Some wander in search of liberation, while others seek self-realization. Some find fulfillment in attaining the divine, while others gaze at idols for hours. During this time, many prayers flow in the mind, yet the search remains unfulfilled. Even if it is fulfilled, it seems that something is missing somewhere. The mind cannot reach completeness. Even if it does, it remains unexpressed.
After rigorous meditation, Mahatma Buddha attained knowledge. This knowledge encompassed his mind or consciousness entirely. What is completeness? A Tibetan avatar of Buddha says that completeness is the courage to see and accept oneself. That is, what is, is. Neither more nor less. This very completeness of the mind inspired him to transcend the mind, which we know as the attainment of Buddhahood's final stage. This world of completeness was free from words. Buddha himself said that expressing it in words is impossible because where there are no words, there is no meaning either. The question arises, was this the liberation we all are seeking in our own ways?
What if we discover that what we are searching for is already within us? What if the meaning of liberation is freeing oneself from our false selves, not walking forcibly on the paths told in liberation stories? There is a straightforward path to experiencing such things, a door that can only open when we are completely honest with ourselves. We are not what we think we are. We think that our behavior, thoughts, feelings, memories, and priorities all together create our existence. But that's not true. All these are just algorithms floating in the range of our experiences.
Our body, senses, energy, mind, and intellect are knots that surround our true nature. Depending on their influence, our thoughts lead to either pain or pleasure. One can accept it or reject it, but the algorithm of pain does not change because in both situations, our mind immerses itself in that imaginary space of completeness where our true desires and intentions naturally emerge.
What lies beyond the mind is unmanifest. What lies beyond this incompleteness is completeness. So what to do? Buddha offers a very simple path for this. He says accept yourself. Become your own examiner. Don't control the mind, understand it. Just like we understand good and bad and accept things as they are. Seeing one's true nature is finding the mind in completeness. After that begins the journey of Buddhahood, where everything is unmanifest, beyond the mind.
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