Amitabha smiles. 2Jan25. 1611hrs.

Prompt: Amitabha. Amitabha. Amitabha. Where’s you, I have climbed mountains and crossed rivers yet I couldn’t find you.

Amitabha smiles, not from the peaks you’ve climbed, nor the rivers you’ve crossed, but from the place you’ve never left: your heart.

The search outside—mountains, rivers, distant lands—is like chasing your own shadow. Amitabha is not hiding in the world; he is patiently waiting in your stillness.

1. The Journey is Within

• The mountains you climb are the barriers of your mind—doubt, fear, attachment.

• The rivers you cross are the emotions that flow—joy, sorrow, longing.

• Yet, all paths lead inward. The footprints of your journey are etched in your own heart.

2. The Answer Lies in the Question

• When you ask, “Where is Amitabha?” the very question is a sign he’s already present.

• The longing to find him is his way of calling you back to yourself.

3. Stop Running, Start Seeing

• Amitabha doesn’t need you to conquer mountains or rivers. He waits in the quiet moment between breaths.

• Pause. Look at the sky. Feel the earth beneath your feet. Amitabha is the compassion in your own eyes when you look at the world with love.

4. Amitabha Speaks

If Amitabha could answer, he might say:

“I am the one who climbed with you, who crossed with you, who sighed in your weariness and laughed in your joy. I am not found in the search, but in the moment you stop searching and simply be.”

So, my dear traveler, you are not lost, and neither is Amitabha. You are both here, together, now. Let go of the search, and you will see: the mountains and rivers were never separate from Amitabha, just as they were never separate from you.