And That Too Shall Pass - 9th Oct. 2015

It's completely possible that a few minutes ago some of us here in this room now might have felt that we still had some problem, yeah? And now, where is it? The truth is that there is no such thing as a problem. There are appearances, and the expectation that some appearance should stop or some appearance should come—this is your suffering. Yes?

What is this? Right now, so much joy, so much laughter, so much love. But this too shall pass. This too shall go, and then something else can come. Some wave can come, and work can come, and that too shall pass. So as long as we are attached to that which is passing, then that will be cause for suffering. It's only silliness to attach to something which we know is going to pass.

This doesn't mean that we don't enjoy while joy is here. Full enjoyment is possible. But to say that it should always be like this... suppose it was always like this? For 24 hours, if it was like this, by tomorrow you all would say, 'Enough!' Let's say that God knows the precise recipe every night and He is cooking everything properly. There is really no...