A Lesson from the Spirit

Golden streams, pathways of gold; to my right, low statues stand arranged symmetrically, and this is not just a road but a golden ring. It is a multilayered road. There are many levels; they rise and fall like a tunnel of golden rings. The surroundings are very beautiful, green, the scent of flowers, birds singing.
Serenity. I don't want to go anywhere. A state of calm and acceptance, a state of contentment, quiet happiness.
“Do you like it here? Why?”
“It’s peaceful here, cozy, good.”
“Cozy and peaceful are not what you feel, they are what you live.”
“What do you mean?”
“You might feel one thing today, another tomorrow, and then immediately forget it—that’s normal. When you live through certain moments in your life, you forever imprint those feelings within yourself.”
“What’s the difference? Living through it, or feeling it? Isn’t it the same?”
“Not exactly.”
“I don’t understand.”
“That’s right. You don’t understand with your mind; through the mind you often judge your feelings. When you live through an event, you saturate yourself completely with that state. You feel pride in your deed, or the joy of praise—these are brief emotions, they are important too, but they do not become the foundation of your spiritual development, they do not become the basis of how you sense yourself. To live through something is not simply to pass through or endure certain events. To live through means to carry within your soul a certain state: a state of peace, a state of calm, a state of harmony, a state of acceptance, a state of love… There are many. This is the reserve, the foundation to which you can always turn, like a reliable rear, like a wise counselor.
These are the rings, this is the foundation of your soul, the state you carry within you. The more of these positive qualities you have, the higher you climb the steps of your own spiritual growth, leaning on them. This is all the inner dialogue with yourself.
Do not be afraid to turn to yourself for the support and the footing you have built over time. Look how many of these golden rings already exist inside you, and how many more are being born from your attentive care.
Do not be afraid to surround yourself with goodness and to carry goodness within you, offering this radiance to the whole surrounding world.
The state of your soul is the healer that is always within you.
You only need to consider it, only need to ask for help, and you will find the answer there.
Each time you feel that bliss within yourself, do not rush to open your eyes, do not hurry back to your tasks; pause for a moment, sit and feel how the radiance from that golden road enters you, filling and saturating you with the blessings bestowed upon you by the Creator. So be it.