After years of searching and suffering, the Buddha awoke to the secret of life in the practice of non-attachment. But others have discovered different secrets of life, some entirely contradictory. And surely there are more secrets of life revealed every day.
What secret of life has made you more awake?
If it is truly to be a “secret of life” then I believe that it may be incomprehensible to me. However, I can specify experiences that I have had that make me think of them as secrets. There are times, unplanned, that are to me completely pleasurable, unexplainable and stress free and my feeling can only be described as one of deep joy in being part of the world in all aspects. There is no worry, no concern and in fact a blindness to the facts that I know exist; that there are ways that life could be better for many. But I enjoy the fleeting moments that come unexpectedly and fill me with utter happiness for that period of time.