Hi Open,

Thank you for sharing this poem, it resonated with me. It also brought up a common spiritual contradiction that often confuses me. On the one hand, he's saying to pursue what you ache for. Then, there's also the advice to be truly okay with the way things are. So which is it? I assume he means to pursue your soul-led longings, not your human desires. Like for me, I have a desire to have more free time so I can do fun things. But there's attachment there because I want to achieve something. Whereas, a pursuit truly coming from the soul wouldn't need an outcome.

So I do my best to be okay with the way things are rather than pursuing endless desires. But to be able to honestly say from the bottom of my heart that I am completely okay with the way my life is would probably take many, many lifetimes. That level of acceptance seems very spiritually advanced, and I'm nowhere near that.

That's where I get confused. In the meantime, should I be pursuing my attachments? Or just keep doing my best to accept my life, knowing that it's all just karma working itself out anyway? The answer is probably 'both' on some level that I don't really get.

Thanks if you want to offer any thoughts on that. 🙏

Zoe