The parasite
It feeds on fear
There’s a brain parasite growing in each of us, poisoning our whole lives. Its name is you.
The parasite is a leftover of fear, and fear is what it feeds on. A “problem” is the thing we keep not solving, so the nervous system can stay in its familiar state. A self-fulfilling prophecy.
An inner thermostat: my life is 70% good, just because I decided so, and the other 30% is reserved for problems. When there are no real ones, you fill that space with whatever turns up, so it doesn’t sit idle.
The trick is, none of it exists. You produce the unpleasant part yourself, in your head. It’s all imagined. You can simply stop paying attention.
That’s what enlightenment is.