I lived in Hawaii for a few summers. I was lucky enough to land in a very upscale area of Honolulu. I rented a room in a huge house up on a hill that overlooked Honolulu. Diamondhead was my view to the south and the glittering, metropolitan Honolulu was my view to the west. I remember the wonderful mornings of getting up early and walking down to Waikiki Beach.
The beach was beautiful at sunrise. Not many tourists out, just the locals. I remember the walk down the hill filled with the perfume of plumeria and other tropical blossoms. The crystal clear skies equally filled with brilliant sunshine. I had a great sense of peace and balance during that time. My mind was at ease.
I'm at a point in my life where I'm starting all over again. Many, many fresh changes and reboots, if you will. These changes have been startling for sure. My whole world has been shaken to the core. A large tsunami of purification, also known as Vajrasattva, washed away the foundations of the old life and readjusted just about everything stable.
Dealing with the adjustments has been brutal at times, mainly because I've had to confront the inner demons that were hiding in the shadows of my mind. In my practice, I thought I had met the nastiest of them but little did I realize that the ones that were the most frightening were hidden very deep--obscured so perfectly that my limited awareness merely passed them by without notice.
So, that has been my task over the past month--to slay the demons of the past so that I may move forward. I'm a bit exhausted, bruised and worn but I have a new sense of strength. I know I can accomplish my aims. Walking out of the house to the local coffeehouse this morning, I had that same blissful ease I found in Hawaii. Its like the desert air was filled with plumeria, again.
The real paradise is the mind in its natural state.
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