Zen Wisdom [Really...]

Moments unfold, things happen.
Our mind then creates meanings,
positive or negative,
about what happens.
Mistaking our meanings for truth,
we see things not as they are,
but as we are.
Viewing the world through windows
of interpretations and expectations,
our mind creates a drama, a comedy,
a tragedy, a romance, or a soap opera
out of what simply arises.
Thus, our expectations create our reality;
our mind creates our dreams and dramas;
and stress appears as the mind resists what is.
To attain freedom,
make peace with Mystery,
Lose your mind and come to your senses.
To reinvent your world,
shift your expectations,
then act without assumptions.
Reality is not what we think.

- Dan Millman