I was talking with a friend the other day and he used one of his favorite phrases, “chasing the great American nightmare.” I happened to be reading about the spiritual process of searching after the Beloved and the notion of spiritual certitude. I began to realize that we often confuse searching for truth, meaning, and happiness with chasing the dreams that almost always fail to satisfy. Most material ambitions are at best based on deep compassion for improving the state of the world, or perhaps the desire to improve the opportunities for yourself and family, but far too often are an unsubstantial mania for the latest and greatest.
Our corporate consumer society puts more and more demands upon us and often leaves little time to consider one’s own well-being. How many professionals I meet who do not have a sense of trusting they can truly take care of themselves, physically but especially spiritually. I feel that we have confused chasing for searching. My work in nature starts with the simple notion of moving out of the state of chasing for a while. Put simply, I want you to stop chasing and simply become present and aware. From a place of awareness and presence, awakening of your inner self can begin to have the space to come back to life and clarify the quality of search.
Chris Page 