I often think that we are like marionettes, controlled not by ourselves, but by something greater. The marionette moves, but it’s not the body or the puppet itself that’s in control. In truth, we are not the marionette; we are the one pulling the strings. Yet, we tend to identify as the marionette. When we move in ways we later regret, we question ourselves: “Why did I do this? Why did I go there? Why didn’t I make a different choice?” We become attached to these decisions, feeling frustration or self-rejection, believing all along that we *are* the marionette.
The marionette seems to make endless mistakes, as if it needs fixing, as if it is lacking. The puppet longs to connect with the one pulling the strings, its Creator, with God. Yet, the marionette doesn’t know that it is an illusion. It doesn't understand that it is not just a body made of wood and strings. Every movement, every thought, every experience is orchestrated by the Creator, not by the marionette. In reality, the marionette *is* the Creator. It is not merely the body or the movements it makes.
Imagine the marionette walking along and stumbling over a rock. It falls, picks itself up, and chastises itself: “How foolish I am. Why didn’t I see that rock? I should have been more careful. I am so careless.” But what the marionette doesn’t realize is that it was the Creator who moved the string, who made it trip and fall. The Creator is the one behind every thought, every action. The marionette’s entire story is being created by the Creator, not by itself. Therefore, the marionette *is* the Creator, but it doesn’t know it.
When we are able to observe ourselves from this perspective, we begin to accept what is, without the need to control it. We step away from duality and embrace unity with the Creator. We realize that we are not separate, but one and the same. And once we see this, when we become one with the Creator, the marionette no longer feels the need to worry. It simply flows with the story, experiencing life with much less suffering than before, when it thought it had to control everything.
This metaphor of the marionette and the Creator speaks to the concept of non-duality, a profound spiritual perspective that teaches us that the separation between the self and the greater whole is an illusion. In this metaphor, the marionette represents the ego, the individual self that believes it is in control, and that blames itself for its perceived mistakes. But the Creator—the one pulling the strings—represents our true self, the consciousness behind all things, the divine force that is shaping our every experience.
The key insight here is the understanding that we are not our bodies, nor our actions, nor our mistakes. We are the awareness that moves through it all. When the marionette realizes that it *is* the Creator, it can let go of blame, guilt, and fear. There is a profound freedom in knowing that everything happens through the divine, and not by us.
Suffering arises when we identify with the marionette, with the ego, and believe that we must control everything. But when we release that attachment and recognize that we are part of something much larger, we find peace. The marionette can still live out its story, but it does so without the burden of trying to control every outcome, because it understands that it is not the one in control.
Ultimately, this metaphor invites us to trust in the natural flow of life, to release the need to control, and to recognize our true nature as part of the Creator. When we integrate this understanding, the marionette moves with grace, no longer troubled by what seems to go wrong, but instead living its story with ease, knowing that it is held and guided by the divine.
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