When You Seek It, You Lose It: The Zen Secret to Letting Go
"When you seek it, you lose it. The very act of searching for enlightenment, peace, or happiness takes us further away from what we're looking for. In Zen, the secret to letting go is understanding that what we seek is already here—we just need to stop grasping for it." — Einzelgänger
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This video explores a core paradox of Zen Buddhism: the more desperately we chase after enlightenment, inner peace, or happiness, the more elusive these states become. Einzelgänger explains that our constant seeking and striving actually creates the very suffering we're trying to escape. The Zen approach suggests that what we're looking for—peace, contentment, presence—is already available to us in this moment. The practice is not about acquiring something new, but about letting go of our compulsive need to search and simply being present with what is. This counterintuitive wisdom teaches us that sometimes the best way to find something is to stop looking for it entirely.
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