Hidden Treasures

I bet all of us look for “hidden treasures”. Oh! Hold it! Did you think I am talking about going on a treasure hunt or something? Well, you could call it that but not in the outer world. For some it means that but for some of us it is the inner treasure.

Most of us are always searching for treasures outside. Something which will make you happy and exciting. It could be money, material, fame, name etc. These treasures are I guess absolutely short lived. There is always a need for you to hold on to these otherwise it slips away. And when it slips away it becomes very painful and often you find yourself always surrounded with an enormous amount of need. All kinds of need physical, emotional, mental and social. And holding on is itself a very painful process. While you are searching out there then you inner world suffers with illness, sadness and suffering.

Searching for the inner treasure is different. This search never ends. The very process of this search is filled with happiness and excitement. For each of us the search starts with various questions. Some may be in search of “what is this breath all about” or “why do I get angry” or “who am I” or “what else can I find out about myself” or “what is my purpose of living” or “what is death” or “how do I end this suffering inside, sometimes I am happy and other times sad” so on…

But each of these questions leads you to another and then another and then another… There is no limit to the amount of searching you can do. Besides there is no holding on to this kind of treasure. You could hold on to it if you like and make yourself miserable. But if you hold on then that is the end of your search. It becomes stagnant, stale and will even stink. Each of these questions are so closely interrelated and connected that holding on to these doesn’t make sense at all. An answer to one leads you to another question and the excitement never ends. You have peeled one skin and then another appears and you peel that one off too then another appears.

And the exciting part is more you are searching for answers in your inner world the more you are growing in your outer world. Money, Fame, Name will automatically walk into your doorstep. Then you don’t even have to hold on to these because they are always there with you and will never slip away.

To search for your inner treasures you need the “hunger to know yourself” but without expectations. Expectations will lead you to more suffering and this kind of suffering is even more harmful. It is like the law – “The more you go after something; the more distant it becomes”.

And “the hunger to know you” comes from being in the awareness of this moment. And being with yourself (Meditation) and being with your breath.

All great masters have had only one thing common in their teachings “Meditation”. Meditate and Make your life. Guru’s role is to show you the path to your inner world. There is no gift greater to a guru than to see you on this path.

So what kind of treasure hunt do you want to be on?