Just as the title says: we are a spiritual house. This house is our body, soul, spirit, and our entire being. But where are we, truly? We have a body, but we are not the body; we have a mind, but we are not the mind either. There is something more, something deeper.
Have you ever heard the phrase, "I don't know how to live with myself"? If we cannot live with ourselves, it's clear that we are not made of just one thing. What we truly are has nothing to do with our thoughts. You are not what you think. Your thoughts are merely the product of past experiences, conditioning, and learned patterns. This is what I mean by a "haunted house": when our own thoughts become our inner tormentor. It's that voice that cannot live in the now, always talking about things that have already happened or things that may happen—but never about what is here.
Therein lies the key: how to silence that tormentor that keeps you awake at night with regrets, remorse, or anxiety about things that haven’t even happened. The answer is to remain in the present moment. Focus on your breath. If the tormentor returns, don’t fight it; just observe without judgment and return your focus to the now. You will see how, little by little, that voice loses its power.
When you practice this, something amazing happens: your body begins to change, you start to vibrate differently, your mood transforms. You are no longer a prisoner of those mental ghosts. Do not let the tormentor of thoughts torture you. Strive to keep your house—in this case, your being—free from ghosts of the past or unforeseen futures.
Why do you think you sometimes end the day in a bad mood without understanding why? It’s because you’ve given free rein to the tormentor. All day long, it has been feeding you negativity: that you’re not worthy, that you’ve hurt others or been hurt, that it’s not worth fighting. You’ve allowed that voice to speak to you for years without ever firmly saying, "Quiet! I am none of what you say. Everything you claim is just an echo of things that have already passed. So, silence!"
The best way to do this is through meditation. You don’t need to sit in lotus position like a Buddha to meditate. Simply observe your breath, and you are meditating. You can do it at work, while doing household chores, on transportation—anytime, anywhere. It’s like having a magic anti-stress button at your disposal.
Why observe the breath? It seems simple, but the secret is that when we do this, we anchor ourselves in the present moment. There is no regret about the past or anxiety about the future. There is only us, breathing and grateful to be alive.
I hope these words serve as a help to you. Blessings, and let us strive together to awaken spiritual enlightenment for a better world.
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