WE ARE ALL SEEKERS OF TRUTH

This said why are we then shackled by religions or spirituality,
dogma and dictum, rites and mantras, shall and shall nots?

We tread a path and via that path of single pointed effort seek
- Truth.
This ultima is reached via that path. Truth is not the crowning
glory of that path. It stands in ITSELF and therefore does not
aggregate to any one path. It does not belong to any one.

So while we question everything and say that all religions, paths,
systems are the conniving efforts of those who seek to enslave us
let us take a moment to remember that ultimately we decide what
is working and what makes sense, we are in control for we can 
choose.

For those who are seekers as opposed to those who are merely 
followers all paths offer the same opportunity - the discipline, 
attention to intention, and single pointed effort to attain that which
we seek. We keep check on ourselves to stay on track and can 
gauge the effectiveness of our application to this self made path.

This path to self discovery or self realization is not fixed, static.
It is continually evolving and all happenings in life work in tandem
with this single pointed intention. Life will bring the experiences 
that serve one's intention.

We are the only ones who stand in our own way towards enlightened
being. How we react to life and circumstances, experiences and 
happenings are the obstacles which need to be overcome. Giving 
our power away to authorities and others only make us victims. In 
actual fact even this is our own weakness that needs to be overcome.

Knowing that we are the ultimate KNOWers we follow a path
and at some point we let go (of that path) and rely solely on ourselves
for that ultimate crossover. 

Needless to say we live in a world that is ruled by those who 
suppress the search for greater truth and the spirit of inquiry
and creativity. In fact these qualities are basic building blocks of an 
embodied physical life. We can scale great mountains and achieve
great feats in the physical world - all this is suppressed.

But the moment a follower becomes a seeker nothing can suppress
him or her. A new journey starts. It may flounder every now and
then but never fail to ultimately reach its goal - TRUTH.

Nothing and I mean NOTHING can stop the floodwaters of 
illumination and enlightenment flowering into Self Realisation.
Truth realized at last !!

Yet all constructs of the mind are but feeble attempts at explaining
an experience that lies beyond mind. 

So no more excuses, set your shoulders to the yoke of diligent effort
and single pointed application to seeking - Truth.