19 Aug Way Of Way 457

“When I was a kid, God often told me that only people create ugliness.” — Kanako Iiyama

Through the eye of God, the manifestation of God (the now) radiates beauty.

Through people’s minds, the beauty is often elusive or even made ugly.

The mind cannot see, it can only compare. The mind compares the now that’s now with the now that’s passed and the future now it imagines or desires. The mind also compares things within the now.

Comparisons shroud the now with words; precluding a direct experience of the radiant now. As well, comparisons can make the absolutely beautiful relatively ugly.

The now is perfect; eternally now. Yet, none of the things in the now are perfect as all things are ever-changing; at best, perfect temporarily.

Focusing on things, people often complain about imperfections. Complaining is ugly.

Those who know all things in the now are one thing, the manifestation of God, unconditionally love all things as they do themselves.

Those who see things as other than themselves, connect to things with various emotions; many of which are ugly.