Apparently, each of us is incarnate, and apparently, pain seems to either characterize our world, or at least goad us onward toward self-improvement, rather than tamasic, inertial inactivity.
There is nothing inherently wrong with pain, it is the bodies signal that something is wrong and thus very useful.
Suffering is inherent to the mind, it wants to say what should and should not be so. Self improvement is the pre-occupation of the mind that rests in a basic fallacy: we are not already perfect. All problems we perceive are this basic fighting with existence, with what is, yet whatsoever we do about this only causes things to get worse.
Constantly, our invitation is simply to let go.
Rhythm, too is a familiar human element, as without it we lose our bearings, or forget that Cosmic grooves actually exist. Cycles, Seasons, Day & Night, Yin and Yang, as luecy7 says.
Certainly, yet we fight the rhythm of life, insisting we know what is best despite it having existed successfully for billions of years without man.
Again, we must accept the invitation to let go, exactly into this rhythm, which is Tao. To say another way, we must not fight the current of life, for all rivers eventually lead to the ocean. It knows the way already, it is only necessary to trust it.
Christians reading this will likely recall that Jesus said to fight against the current. He was speaking on a different level, to be utterly with the current of life we will encounter many cross-currents, attempts to lead us away by society. These must be avoided on this path, for none will result in fulfillment, society only wishes to use us to strengthen itself.
But without Law there is really no point in living at all. Things Fall apart. So to advocate or otherwise expect anything from Disorder, is purely chaotic. It is not wise, any more than the proper way to arrive in the next town is to confront a speeding bullet-train. Rather, one should board ~ at the appropriate juncture, or station.
You have assumed there is a point to life, you have chosen order over chaos because you do not trust the advancement of human consciousness independent of law. Yet, actually, law stems from human consciousness, it is what we have decided is acceptable and unacceptable. If we can learn our true nature, law is no more important and yet inherent in law is the enforcement thereof. In accepting laws, we make ourselves slaves, in knowing what we are, we are utterly free.
Thus everyone from arhats to the humble aspiranturya {or did I make up that word ~ maybe it was turiya} seems to Serve some kind of function, or Purpose or are we too bored
Compassion has a need to share itself, but mostly man is running around avoiding the fact that he is fundamentally empty. He wants to be something, anything, because he fears being nothing. The arhat has realized his utter nothingness and attempts to share it.
Who are Dreaming, dreaming of ourselves experiencing these human incarnations, all the while in our Assembled and variegated ranks ~ as at some sort of play, a Grand affair. Yet off the stage ...
~ it's Krishna's {Vishnu's} Dream. Is that what you mean?
Yes.
And pretty soon, Brahman it is ~ and us the Dream!
One Dreamer in an unending, curious, MARVELous of a Scheme
This is what I am attempting to share, yes.
