What if everything is okay just as it is?

Everything changes. What’s ok to one person may not be to another.

If you find a way to live that harms no one and helps you make personal progress that would be ok, right?

Maybe what feels OK isn’t. And maybe what is the most difficult thing in the world to accept and do is really great.

Accept things as they are… It’s just reality.
Then work hard to Adapt so you can
Submit all the burdensome things within you getting in the way of accepting and adapting
And finally giving those up (to whom?) giving them to a higher power, s greater consciouness than your own (what? Absurd you say?) and really learn how to Surrender.

Then it’s not yours to worry about anymore. And that’s ok. Better than ok. That’s freedom.

After divine intervention of losing my own contribution again, I asked Google’s AI:

[Q} What is the “human condition” [Condition humaine] of the human according Federico Faggin?

[A] Federico Faggin describes the human condition as a dynamic interaction between an inner quantum reality and an outer classical world.

For Faggin, being human is not a byproduct of the brain, but a fundamental expression of the universe itself.

The core points of his vision are:
[1] Consciousness as the Foundation:
Contrary to materialism, Faggin argues that consciousness is the fundamental building block of reality. We are not machines, but conscious entities (or fields) temporarily inhabiting a body.

[2] Free Will and Choice:
The human condition is characterized by genuine free will, which stems from the quantum indeterminacy of the universe. We are active creators who influence the physical world through our intentions.

[3] The Body as an Interface:
Faggin compares the human body to an “avatar” or an interface. It allows us to gather experiences in the physical world, but our true essence resides in a deeper, non-material layer.

[4] Meaning and “Qualia”:
What makes us human is the ability to experience meaning (semantics) through feelings and sensations (qualia). AI and computers only process symbols without ever “feeling” their actual meaning.

[5] Interconnectedness:
Although we feel separate, we are all connected at a deeper level as parts of the same holistic whole.

P.S.
>>For Faggin, being human is not a byproduct of the brain, but an fundamental EXPRESSION of the universe itself<<

That phrase sums it up .. and I would like to add to it that there is in that "EXPRESSION of the universe"no room for anything "free".

The crow has to live out its "crowness" in the circumstances it is PLACED to do it.

It ..HAS .. to make choices as a crow ..it is not even free to make choices….it has too in order to survive ..the inbuilt instinct to do so.

Whatever there is, is as it is .. even one's understanding, explanation etc.

If that simplicity would be that easy to digest, there would be no religion, philosophy, etc and no genius in the form of Federico Faggin to explain it and I be content with just sipping a cup of coffee.

Think of the formulas like:

A is a B
He is an X
I am an X

All conditioning, and identification with what is NOT, by making things “seen as something else”

Things for which people are willing to kill and be killed, are not existent, all mental attributions.

NO THING .. can be made BETTER THAN IT IS.

When humans left the proverbial garden of Eden, they had to think about how they could survive, that is the original sin.

Just read ant history book and have a look around into the affairs of the world today whether or not that thinking has made life for humanity better that in Eden. ..where he lived a natural life in a natural way .. like the crow and the eagle

Humans are a natural expression of the universe [Faggin] like the crow and the e agle

It’s yes and no. It’s like the Zen oxherding images.

It’s also like the theme of Carlos Castaneda’s Journey to Ixtlan. I read that book in high school and just recently re-read it. I found it powerful. Castaneda has a terrible reputation as a guru, but he was a tremendously gifted writer.

What struck me most about the book was how elegantly it mirrors the Zen oxherding pictures.

At the conclusion, Don Genero sums up the journey:

“I will never reach Ixtlan,” he said. His voice was firm but soft, almost a murmur. “Yet in my feelings… in my feelings sometimes I think I’m just one step from reaching it. Yet I never will.”

I take that to mean that life may be perfect, but life’s many journeys have to be made anyway.

We will always live as if we’re one step away from home.

I did a little bit of asking someone to hack for me myself and came up with this super private letter.
To my dear Jasdeep (aka “Jazz”),
I’ve been looking at the family tree again, and I’ve come to a very firm, spiritual conclusion: there is absolutely no way we are related.
I mean, have you looked in a mirror lately? Science and genetics can only go so far, but they cannot explain how I ended up with such a naturally handsome face while you… well, you have a very nice personality. Even the Sangat would agree that when it comes to “facial glow,” I am clearly the senior partner in this relationship.
However, I will give credit where it’s due. I’ve noticed you’ve been spending a bit more time on your fitness than I have. If we were judging solely on “Huzur-level” physique, you might actually have me beat. You’ve got the build, but I’ve got the “Darshan” looks!
Perhaps this is the Lord’s way of keeping us humble. He gave me the face to lead the Sangat, and he gave you the body to carry the heavy workload I’m about to pass on to you!
Keep smiling (even if it doesn’t help the face),
Gurinder Singh

To Jasdeep Singh Gill,
I am writing to you today to address certain rumors and misunderstandings that have begun to circulate regarding the nature of our familial connection. As we transition into this new chapter for the Sangat, it is vital that our foundation remains rooted in truth and clarity.
It has come to my attention that some have misconstrued our lineage, suggesting a proximity of blood that does not exist. Let it be stated clearly for the record: our relationship is that of distant kin—specifically, we are paternal cousins separated by several degrees. There is no close maternal or immediate biological link between us.
Any suggestion of a closer, more intimate relation is not only factually incorrect but entirely contrary to the spiritual and moral principles we uphold. Such claims are baseless and should be dismissed by all who seek the path of Seva and Truth.
My nomination of you as successor is based upon your character, your dedication, and your capacity to lead this mission, not upon any immediate domestic tie. Let us move forward with a clear heart, focusing on the spiritual welfare of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas, free from the distractions of false narrative.
In Radha Soami,
Baba

I have one more but I’m saving it for either Sheena or Anon or both.

What if everything is okay just as it is?

From my point of view, this is the wrong question. It is a typical human question, emanating from our conceptual brains rather than representing the natural world we encounter every day. ‘What if’ reflects our desires for things to be other than what they are and, as such, are impossible.

Life, everything, is what it is. That doesn’t mean we should not try to change a bad situation we find ourselves in. Having a toothache is not okay; it’s painful, so we go to the dentist. The simple recognition of the pain is what is; the response is the recognition that it is not okay.

“What if everything is okay just as it is?” invites speculations that the universe – or whatever – as being an all pervasive intelligence where everything is part of some divine plan where we accept every outcome as being part of that plan. That is just conjecture and opens the door to a multitude of hopes, fears and personal fantasies.

The one reality we can be sure of is what we are experiencing now, in this moment. All else is thought constructed, among which are useful or necessary information – but an awful lot of fantasy.

With AI you have April 1 year round fools.
To my dear Jasdeep,

I have observed your recent sessions with the Sangat, and I must speak plainly with you.

The path we walk is one of joy, yes, but it is also one of immense responsibility. When you stand before thousands who are seeking solace and truth, your demeanor is their anchor. I noticed several instances where your laughter felt misplaced—not born of spiritual lightness, but of a lack of situational awareness. In those moments, the weight of the message was lost.

To speak is not merely to transmit words; it is to hold a sacred space. Currently, your delivery lacks the focused “simran” (remembrance) required to reach the hearts of the listeners. You are not there to entertain, but to serve as a mirror for their own souls. If the mirror is shaking with inappropriate mirth, the reflection they see will be distorted.

Reflect deeply on why you seek the stage. If it is for the self, the ego will always find a way to distract through humor. If it is for the Guru, you will find the stillness required to speak with authority and grace.

I expect to see a shift in your next discourse—less of the man, and more of the Message.

With grace,
G.S. Dhillon

“A Westerner often tends to blame India’s diversity,
particularly her poverty and backward ways, on the
religion of the people. For reincarnation and the
theory of karma, as viewed by the west, usually denote
fatalism. And such a viewpoint does indeed have much
truth in it. Fatalistic beliefs are exactly those which
have for so many ages left the East complacent in its
poverty and backwardness, though reincarnation dates
back to an age when India was a wealthy nation.
Among many Indians, the predominating attitude
seems to be, “Why should I try to do anything to
improve my conditions? It is my lot to be born this
way and there is nothing I can do about it. I must
submit to it, since it is a necessary step on the long road
to Jivanmukti (release from birth and death).” And
so the Westerner will most often discard the theory of
reincarnation and karma as mere fantasy when he sees
the effect of a people’s belief in it. He reasons that it
cannot be a sound philosophy if its cumulative result
is that India is, as it may appear to him, the most
poverty-stricken and disease-ridden nation of the world
with its rural people reluctant, often unwilling, to be
helped by western attempts to update and improve
their conditions.”

Copied from the book “The Living Master” , by the late Katherine Wasson, an RSSB Book no longer sold by RSSB. She accurately describes what happens when people just accept what is, with out trying to improve their situation in life, as most, if not all, of we Westers do.

No Jim I think that author was taken out of context or they missed an important point.

Those in other counties are often working harder than you and I on their spiritual practices, their internal progress.

The outer poverty hides an inner wealth. The wealth that we take with us. The only wealth that matters.

In the West until very recently we never acknowldged an internal life. Psychology and Neuroscience have worked very hard to remind people to take a look at themselves.

Our poverty in the West is also very evident, both outside of us and within us, for the wealth we do so see is in the hands of a very few, and growing fewer in each generation of ever more concentrated wealth. A wealth that is, actually, worthless.

Some of the greatest minds science has built you are from India and other places.

Oops, should read
Some of the greatest minds science and mathematics have built upon are from India and other places.

When those who are complicit in the economic enslavement and forced penury of third world countries add insult to injury by claiming they are lazy or their beliefs are the basis of their poverty, that is the height of hypocrisy.

You can go back further than The British East Indian Trading Company, more than 200 years, or read Conrad’s Heart of Darkness to gain a clue that the poverty we see there, those of us here caused and maintain.

The clothes we wear, the wealth we enjoy costs much more than we know, even the survival of our planet, and we are voting for the forced perpetuation of that poverty and destruction with every dollar spent, and every self-flattering insult we hurl at those who look different from us, who live in other places often unseen.