When it is difficult for us to find our place in the world

Finding our place in the world does not seem like an easy task. However, the solution is closer than we think: we just have to find ourselves.

Days go by and we feel like we don’t fit anywhere. We wake up every day with the feeling of an emotional emptiness that carries us through the rest of the day. Somehow, it seems impossible for us to find our place in the world.. Almost every place we go we perceive as strange. It seems that our friends are the only ones who can sometimes bring us some comfort; However, this sensation is not sustained either, because sometimes we also feel that they are foreign to us. What is happening to us?

Nothing and no one makes us happy. We wander from here to there in a monotony that suffocates us and submerges us in an ocean of doubts and uncertainty. We don’t really understand what is happening with us or with the world. We scan our existential horizon and do not find the slightest sign of meaning to our existence. What can we do? Desperation runs through our bodies from our feet to our heads, making every hair on our body stand up. Our breathing becomes labored and our mood declines to the emotional underworld.

What do I see in all this?

No place seems right to us. Every job we get becomes suffering. It weighs on our bodies and even our souls. We can notice existence as a heavy burden on our back. We think about the world, how it works, and we realize that it is not for us. Pessimism takes over us. We seem to come from another place or we have the feeling of having been born in the wrong time. “What do I see in all this? What is my place in the world?“We often ask ourselves.

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The task of feeling comfortable in a specific context becomes highly complicated for us. However, for some reason that we do not know at first, there are magical places where everything seems to fit together. What kind of places are those? Each one has their own. Some people feel comfortable in religious temples. Others in large gardens and forests. The sea is another enclave that provokes a great feeling of connection with the world.

Our place in the world and the expectations of others

If we stop for a few moments to think about what is happening with our feeling of helplessness, we can obtain great answers. Many times, Our environment has conditioned us in such a way that it has established the paths through which our lives should take place.. Unconsciously, we accept that path as if it were our own and we try to enter it. We can be successful at work and economically, but not emotionally. So, despite the apparent success, we felt misplaced.

In many cases, we have accepted the life that others expect of us and we have walked its paths without pain or glory. We have not even considered other possible objectives. So that, It is time to ask ourselves if we are leading the life we want or the one that others expect of us..

“Rejoice because every place is here and every time is now.”

-Buddha-

The Buddhist nun Venerable Damcho assures that before taking the step and taking refuge in Buddhism, she was a successful journalist who had everything to succeed. However, despite having everything, she was not happy, something was wrong. She decided to leave her life dedicated to the media and become a Buddhist nun. Since then, her dedication to others makes her immensely happy.

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Lama Rinchen, a Buddhist meditation teacher, tells a similar story. He is a successful businessman who one day decided to leave business and work making natural juices in a modest store in a town. To what extent are we forcing our lives to move down wrong paths? Are we really happy with what we do despite being successful? Let’s look inside ourselves and analyze what really fills us..

Lama Rinchen

Our place in the world, inner emptiness and Buddhism

Buddhism postulates that the inner emptiness we feel when not finding our place in the world is due to the disconnection with our authentic Buddha nature. But what is Buddha nature? The answer is simple: the ultimate state of being, a state in which we remain in love and happiness. To do this, the key is to end the conditioning that causes our suffering and, in this way, achieve happiness. Thus, by managing to get rid of mental afflictions, we will increase the chances of being happy in any circumstance.

Thus, our place in the world does not depend on where we are, but on our mental state.. A state of mind of peace, harmony, serenity and love. In this way, no place will seem as hostile or uncomfortable as before. We will enjoy a genuine plenitude that will cause us a state of harmony regardless of where we are.