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As we discussed on our website www.light-up-your-life.com, and the first chapter of this book, the source of happiness is inside. Now we are showing the same thing in more detail, this time by taking off the coverings that seem to limit us. We are working our way towards expansive freedom.

We also discussed the guises such as, “This is just the way I am,” or “This is just the way life is.” Finally we discussed how to do away with self-judgment.

With this background, it is time to unveil our new radar that seeks and finds freedom; that quickly and efficiently gets rid of suffering and limitation. You can find this radar by adjusting your definition of life.

Our radar is that life does not equal suffering in any way shape or form. If you find yourself suffering or feeling uncomfortable, or feeling that something isn’t right, in any way or to any degree, remind yourself that life does not equal suffering. Once you know that you can be completely free, then suffering becomes God’s way of saying, “Look here.” Suffering is the opportunity to eliminate limiting assumptions so that you can remain in freedom.

How powerful is this freedom? It is so powerful that your environment is not strong enough to destroy it. This means even if you find yourself in poverty or hardship, you can still be free. If you’re with a job or without a job, with friends that you love or with people that seem to bring you down, at a job that you love, or at a job that you hate, no matter what your circumstances, you can still be happy and at peace. Think about it. This happiness and peace that passes all understanding is so deep; it is so close to you that nothing can destroy it.

Ok, what about your physical condition, such as old age, disease, and death? Your happiness is greater than your body, isn’t it. You cannot always control what happens to your body, but you can remain at peace.

You might ask, “What if my physical pain gets too great?” This would certainly affect where you put your attention. Your whole attention would be consumed with trying to get rid of the awful pain. This is one of the marvels of discovering the place of happiness and freedom. With all of the pain, with all of the reactions to the pain, you can still remain at peace. I know you will discover this. Then you will know for sure that your happiness and peace lie beyond the condition of the body and the focus of the mind. A bad headache will never again have the power to pull you out of your freedom. For more on this see the chapter, “Finding Peace When I’m in Pain.”

And finally what about your thoughts and emotions? Can they pull you out of this peace and freedom? In the next chapters we will show you in more detail how to eliminate the suffering caused by conceptual frameworks in the mind. Now that you know that you can be free no matter what the circumstances, environmental, physical or mental, keep your radar tuned to find even the least suffering. If you don’t assume that suffering is normal, you will now be able to turn this suffering into freedom. You will then discover a peace and joy that has no conditions and lasts forever.

Now here’s a question that many people ask, “How should I concentrate my mind when I meditate?” In the next chapter, “Should I concentrate my mind?” we will look into just this.