Our intuition is the fruit of our innocence

Our intuition is the fruit of our innocence. If we have dread in our heart we expect nothing but turmoil; if we have pain from our past we expect nothing but harm in our future. Hope is not a prediction of the future, it's a declaration of what is possible. We clean objects when they become soiled, but are we meticulous to cleanse our spirits as well? How can we expect joy and love and peace from others and the future if we do not come at the world with a pure heart? Our purity depends on the luggage we're carrying. We need to consciously daily concentrate on and enjoy whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable and wholesome, whatever brings peace. We need think continually on these things, and center our minds on them, and implant them in our hearts. Meditation is nothing but taking a mental shower. Meditation is when we empty ourselves and let the universe come in us and bathe us in its innocent beauty. If we are happy, happiness will come to us because happiness wants to go where happiness is. The same is true of other emotions, so be careful. We need to remember that enlightenment is just a state of perfect peace. Enlightenment should be something very ordinary.