Confusion
2026, July, Issue 209
Look!
See this confusion!
Mind, mind, mind!
Look with Awareness!
See this confusion,
See belief in crisis,
See your own Awareness,
See this confusion
as a blessing!
Look, see directly!
Look into the eyes of all that discord!
Relax!
Remain at ease,
in that swirling
turbulence caused
by your own not knowing!
Remain at ease!
Your confusion,
your own eternal grasping
at what is not real,
perpetuated by clinging
to a myriad of thoughts,
these contrary notions,
Unreal!
All these philosophical beliefs,
Unreal!
All these random assumptions,
assumptions based in pure fantasy!
Thoughts are not real!
Beliefs are not real!
Assumptions are not real!
Only through direct experience,
directly engaging
with the inexplicable,
beyond all these
swirling thoughts,
only then will you ever,
ever, ever know reality!
Awaken!
Awaken at once!
Remain at ease
in that natural condition,
Simplify all,
as all these fantasies swirl about
in the turbulence of mind,
without substance,
without validity,
without any thing that we can ever call real,
We remain at ease
in this natural condition beyond,
Timeless Luminosity,
Right here now!
Without elaboration,
without elaboration,
Remain at ease!
Look at mind!
A poem by Robert Aho © 2026
Confusion is not something we should ever consider to be a problem, simply because confusion contains something very important for us to understand. Within the state of confusion resides the basis for enlightenment itself. If we are confused, we can look directly at the jumble of random thoughts, our own attempts to cling to beliefs, this comical effort to make some sense about a world that can never truly make any sense.
When people discover the Nature of Mind, one of the first things that they notice about the world is that everyone is insane, constantly grasping at what is not real, creating their own demise with their own confusion, without realizing how or why they are doing that. To make it worse, it becomes evident that only a few rare individuals will ever make any attempt to get past this insanity that is caused by their own confusion. The insane perpetuate this condition of confusion by trying to make it real, defending erroneous contentions, then spreading this confused way of looking at the world with everyone they encounter. It is really both a tragedy and a comedy.
When we Aspire to Awaken, we are aspiring to go beyond all confusion. We are aspiring to go beyond belief, as well as far beyond what is not real. Although we use this notion of going beyond, it is really not anywhere else than right here, right now. The only reason that we utilize this concept of going beyond is because we must let go of all this confusion that has us trapped. Ultimate Reality is not something that we can grasp, not something that can be encapsulated by any belief or concept. Confusion happens when we cling. If this is so, then we must be ready to let go.
It’s not such a bad thing to realize our own confusion, even though people will lament having any confusion. It is the problematic way that we grasp at what is not real. When we are confused, we’re actually witnessing our own awareness observing the situation realistically. When we feel more comfortable, less confused, we are really only creating a little nest for ourselves where we may be perpetuating our place in cyclic existence. We need to leave that place where we feel safe, that egotistical nest, getting out of our comfort zone, or we will never Awaken.
If you are a Spiritual Practitioner, which is someone who has Aspired to Awaken, then you utilize anything that you can to Awaken. You don’t need to go here or there, you don’t need to join any religion or subscribe to some philosophy, you only need to approach what appears with an open mind. You need to look within, rather than finding external sources of confusion. You should never take anyone’s word for anything; rather, you must consider for yourself. This requires lots of time meditating, which initially means looking at your own mind, observing thoughts and confusion, seeing for yourself just what is going on here.
It doesn’t matter where you are or what your circumstances may be, looking within will empower you, rather than creating more confusion. Even if a teaching seems confusing, if you remain at ease, looking within, the confusion rather quickly begins to clear. This is how the Spiritual Path works, it is the process of Awakening happening in real time.
When you see how meditation removes confusion, it is tempting to start utilizing that to improve your standing in the world, your career, how you navigate for personal gain. It is important to not cling to this sort of thing. Even though it has been proven that meditation improves brain function rather significantly, that is not the point of meditation.
When we meditate, doing so without a strong Aspiration to Awaken is pointless. Without having the proper motivation, we will quickly fall back into eternal confusion. Our intention must be held as most precious or our suffering and confusion will most certainly continue forever. This is something that great masters will tell you; although, it also becomes apparent with Spiritual Practice.
Blessings of Source,
Rigdzin Robert Aho
Robert Aho is the author of Timeless Luminosity and The Frog: A Spiritual Autobiography, Spanning Many Lifetimes. Both books, written after his death experience, give advanced spiritual advice regarding the complete Spiritual Path, inspiration for living each day and words of encouragement, with the intention of helping people to stay committed to their Spiritual Path, as well as preparing for death. This ultimately leads to discovering your own power within, which leads to Awakening. Both books are available on Amazon, Zenith Bookstore, as well as various other sources.