The mind lives in hell. Five words to all who struggle to become better people. Transcending the mind is not an easy thing to pull off. That is because we have been conditioned to believe that we should be good people. Yes, we should be, but we aren’t!

All spirituality is to show us where the mind lives. Jesus himself said that his kingdom was not to be found here on hearth and yet we never understand what he meant.

The deception starts in elementary school or even kindergarten. All of these words about sharing and loving your neighbor begin there. Some of us will die believing the deception. Others will cast aside worldly values and begin searching for the truth.

So what is the deception? It is believing instead of living consciously.

We are to have faith, not in the world of dreams, but in the world of truth.

Jesus talks about the abundant life and he does not mean abundant deception.

I have spent decades straddling the fence between deception and the abundant life. One day it will be too late for me to wake up.

Politics is the game of deception. So is everything that the ego does.

Truth can save us from the illusions of the mind.

Start simply. Know that you live in hell. Heaven hears that silent acknowledgement. What comes next erases the mental blackboard and you fall into the softness of the heart.

Vicki Woodyard