100%. But that is rather our potential and the gaining of control usually requires deep practice and cultivation. So for the majority of us who are still queuing for the ticket to enlightenment, we still have a lot of moments feeling really out of control. Metaphorically, the sail is steering away in a totally different direction although we know deep inside us that whichever way that we are heading towards, it is not the right action that we want to take. Helplessness it is called. Unless you are one of those blessed reincarnated entities who have transcended human suffering, we are born to identify with "I"- me, me and me. That is when the trouble begins. When we are are so attached to ourselves, our first and foremost objective is survival and self-preservation. So rather than controlling our minds, we let our minds control us and lead us to all those fear-based thoughts and actions. Undoubtedly we have this unconscious belief, albeit wrong, that such thoughts or actions will give us the security and protection that we yearn for. But only do we realise in hindsight that the inevitable rise to greed and sensual attachment cannot feed our souls, and anger and aversion also fail to shield us off from external attack from enemies. All these stemmed from our ignorance and wrong perception of our egocentric "selves", which we will move heaven and earth to preserve.
If we can step back, detach and witness ourselves as participants in a cosmic show, we may be able to play along and engage ourselves with awareness in the game rather than seeing it as a threat. This will loosen our grasp of the "I" and reinterpret our relationship with the world. Perhaps then the outcome can bring you pleasant surprises when you can let go of the desperate need to control. And most likely, you will drop the need to have any expectations and no longer equate control with safety.
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