Ego is the dream. Ego is the story. Ego is the made up part. Ego is the wall. Ego is the wrogness. Ego is what isn't. Ego is the name. Ego is the difference. Ego is the separation.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Ego
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Free Will and Desire
I've talked about free will and desires, but what is the link here? Where did your desires come from? Is there some you inside that directs and comes up with those things that you desire? Or is desire inherently mysterious coming from seemingly nowhere and showing up on your doorstep? I think about the things that I like or desire and I have to admit I have no idea where they have come from and no idea how to make them happen. Well, yeah, maybe I think I know how to make them happen, but I also see what makes them not. Micro-managing, impatience, frustration, constant checking, blah blah blah etc. are ways that we are held apart from our desires. Trusting, accepting, appreciation, patience, breathing...this is what ushers in those desires that come from nowhere.
Is there a pattern here? I think so. The idea of free will is kind of a blinder and a binder. Because we think we created our desires we think we know how to make them happen rather than relaxing, witnessing, and flowing. But there is no separation so this ego isn't separate from the process either, just the way we pretend to have free will and keep separate and keep desiring. Ego is us, we are ego, we are everything, nothing is separate. Does this make sense? It is hard to write about because it takes a sense of it for it to click. Just ask yourself, "who is desiring?" "who makes it happen?" then perhaps you will come to realize there is no you...there is only desire and there is only the happening.
Is there a pattern here? I think so. The idea of free will is kind of a blinder and a binder. Because we think we created our desires we think we know how to make them happen rather than relaxing, witnessing, and flowing. But there is no separation so this ego isn't separate from the process either, just the way we pretend to have free will and keep separate and keep desiring. Ego is us, we are ego, we are everything, nothing is separate. Does this make sense? It is hard to write about because it takes a sense of it for it to click. Just ask yourself, "who is desiring?" "who makes it happen?" then perhaps you will come to realize there is no you...there is only desire and there is only the happening.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Books
“...the books we need are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that make us suffer like the death of a person we love more than ourselves, that make us feel as though we were on the verge of suicide, or lost in a forest remote from all human habitation--a book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.”
Franz Kafka
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Ten Paciencia
I am generally rather patient, however I still notice times where patience is short or I get worked up about something and I feel the impatience coming thru. Another ego ploy and also not the ideal way to be if you are looking for that universal flow that I have been talking about.
Let's dissect impatience. What is it? Why is it? To me, it seems like a state of mind and feeling that we aren't going to get what we want or expect. Or someone isn't behaving in the way we think they should. Next time you are impatient ask yourself "why?" How does this feeling serve me? In fact it doesn't serve you at all. It keeps you out of flow and you probably would rather not be that way. I've seen people impatient and I am sure that I have been so myself even when there wasn't any hurry to get somewhere or do something.
This is all a process of deconstructing ego. Recognizing it where it pops up, seeing it for what it is, and letting it go. The state of impatience is setting you up for everything you don't want because your state of being is such that you are anxious. Anxiousness is a no-flow zone. Ego is telling you "uh oh lets freak out cuz you might not get what you want!"
Catch it when it happens and you can get rid of the BS!!
Let's dissect impatience. What is it? Why is it? To me, it seems like a state of mind and feeling that we aren't going to get what we want or expect. Or someone isn't behaving in the way we think they should. Next time you are impatient ask yourself "why?" How does this feeling serve me? In fact it doesn't serve you at all. It keeps you out of flow and you probably would rather not be that way. I've seen people impatient and I am sure that I have been so myself even when there wasn't any hurry to get somewhere or do something.
This is all a process of deconstructing ego. Recognizing it where it pops up, seeing it for what it is, and letting it go. The state of impatience is setting you up for everything you don't want because your state of being is such that you are anxious. Anxiousness is a no-flow zone. Ego is telling you "uh oh lets freak out cuz you might not get what you want!"
Catch it when it happens and you can get rid of the BS!!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Sin expectativas
One of the hardest things to put into practice is adapting to the way the universe works. I have been stubborn and foggy about it but it is definitely starting to come into focus. I see it in my life and other people's lives so clearly, but haven't put it completely into practice yet. It's an easy thing to do but we get caught up in mental loops, old habits, patterns, whatever.
Think about this: Think about the people in your life who you really are drawn to. The ones who it is fun to do things for and spend time with. For me, it usually is the people that are humble, grateful, and get a kick out of life. The ones that aren't insistent or clingy and really get surprised and thankful for what you do. Especially the ones without any expectations.
It's been a tricky road to navigate for me because sometimes your desire for something is really strong and you get kind of wrapped up about it or obsessed in the expectation and almost a demand for it to manifest in your life. On the other hand sometimes people are scared of something and do things to push them away or kinda block it out of awareness. And that, I have come to understand directly, are the ways that you really spin your wheels and never get those things that you want.
I've heard often that every seemingly separate part of life contains the whole and it makes sense in this case. I look at the kind of people that I am drawn to and understand that that is exactly a mirror of how I must treat life. Open-hearted, joyous, thankful, and empty of all expectation. It is easy to say, but kinda tough to start out doing it, but gets easier with practice. If you have a strong desire for something, let it be known, takes steps towards it and then release it. Be patient, breathe, give it time. There is a paradox here that is interesting to note. It's like you want something but then have to figure out how to be ok without it and still go about being appreciative for everything else that is in front of you. The other part, at least for me, is that it is really tough for you to see it unless you start doing it. It's a 2 steps forward 1 step back type of thing, but then suddenly it clicks and becomes the way you live your life.
Think about this: Think about the people in your life who you really are drawn to. The ones who it is fun to do things for and spend time with. For me, it usually is the people that are humble, grateful, and get a kick out of life. The ones that aren't insistent or clingy and really get surprised and thankful for what you do. Especially the ones without any expectations.
It's been a tricky road to navigate for me because sometimes your desire for something is really strong and you get kind of wrapped up about it or obsessed in the expectation and almost a demand for it to manifest in your life. On the other hand sometimes people are scared of something and do things to push them away or kinda block it out of awareness. And that, I have come to understand directly, are the ways that you really spin your wheels and never get those things that you want.
I've heard often that every seemingly separate part of life contains the whole and it makes sense in this case. I look at the kind of people that I am drawn to and understand that that is exactly a mirror of how I must treat life. Open-hearted, joyous, thankful, and empty of all expectation. It is easy to say, but kinda tough to start out doing it, but gets easier with practice. If you have a strong desire for something, let it be known, takes steps towards it and then release it. Be patient, breathe, give it time. There is a paradox here that is interesting to note. It's like you want something but then have to figure out how to be ok without it and still go about being appreciative for everything else that is in front of you. The other part, at least for me, is that it is really tough for you to see it unless you start doing it. It's a 2 steps forward 1 step back type of thing, but then suddenly it clicks and becomes the way you live your life.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
If you aren't having fun, why not?
“Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.” - Brendan Gill
Friday, March 9, 2012
It's all you
“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know."
~Walt Whitman
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Just Be
March 8th has come and gone and I have to say that I was probably a bit too ambitious in the idea that I would be more clear on what I am going to do with myself.
Let me try to explain what has been happening. I made the conscious effort to stop feeding my brain more and more information about making the progress that I am seeking. I realized that I was addicted to stuffing my brain full of info and then thinking and thinking. I am so happy to have seen a reduction in this distraction and it has made me understand that I kind of never needed all of the information in the first place. I mean, I am glad to have had it because it cut through some of the walls that fear erected and allowed me to see what I wasn't seeing. But, the fact is, nobody needs any additional information. In fact, you don't even need any of the information that I am writing about on this blog. What is most important is to allow yourself to just be.
But what does that even mean, "just be?" It is hard to explain because it is without explanation. You just simply allow yourself to have the feelings that come through, do the things that feel right, and don't block your flow. I spent my whole life behind a wall that was erected by fear and this made me think that I should adhere to a particular way of being. A certain moral code. A particular persona to uphold. A way that would make other people more attracted to me. But now that I have cleared much of that mental garbage, I feel freer to just be. This isn't a process of becoming anything. It is a stripping away at the layers of what you thought was your "self." Rather than beating myself into submission to follow the very strict rules of fear, I am loosening up and recognizing more easily how things flow and more importantly where they don't.
In the past, I didn't really recognize where things weren't flowing because I just accepted the fact that I must do things that were uncomfortable for me. So the lack of flow was happening so often that I just accepted it as a normal way of life. But now that I have taken so much garbage to the curb, I see more easily where the flow is getting stuck. And I see that that is the area which deserves my attention. Figure out why it isn't flowing and fix it. And guess what is the cause of that small area of being stuck? You guessed it! Fear. It hides in places and it is our job to root it out. Certain things that have felt stuck are seen as pockets of fear that I am resisting. And that is all that mental and emotional suffering is: places where we are resisting because we are afraid. But that is what this game is all about and that is what I am still in the process of doing. Once I clear more debris, I think I will start to realize what will come next. But, even that is something that I have to let be. It will come when it will and in the meantime I will keep slaying the dragons that pop up and continue to enjoy the wonderful blessings that I have.
There is a life beyond thinking. Life lives through you. You do not live your life. Thinking becomes an addiction because we think we have to be and do certain things. However, once that silliness is seen for the waste of time that it is, thinking is no longer required. Thinking is a prison. Of course it comes in handy sometimes, but how do we shut our brains off when we are stuck in a loop? It starts with the process of becoming honest about fear. Once the fear begins to lift we see that there is little that needs to be thought about and this Hafiz quote makes complete sense: "I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through; listen to this music."
Let me try to explain what has been happening. I made the conscious effort to stop feeding my brain more and more information about making the progress that I am seeking. I realized that I was addicted to stuffing my brain full of info and then thinking and thinking. I am so happy to have seen a reduction in this distraction and it has made me understand that I kind of never needed all of the information in the first place. I mean, I am glad to have had it because it cut through some of the walls that fear erected and allowed me to see what I wasn't seeing. But, the fact is, nobody needs any additional information. In fact, you don't even need any of the information that I am writing about on this blog. What is most important is to allow yourself to just be.
But what does that even mean, "just be?" It is hard to explain because it is without explanation. You just simply allow yourself to have the feelings that come through, do the things that feel right, and don't block your flow. I spent my whole life behind a wall that was erected by fear and this made me think that I should adhere to a particular way of being. A certain moral code. A particular persona to uphold. A way that would make other people more attracted to me. But now that I have cleared much of that mental garbage, I feel freer to just be. This isn't a process of becoming anything. It is a stripping away at the layers of what you thought was your "self." Rather than beating myself into submission to follow the very strict rules of fear, I am loosening up and recognizing more easily how things flow and more importantly where they don't.
In the past, I didn't really recognize where things weren't flowing because I just accepted the fact that I must do things that were uncomfortable for me. So the lack of flow was happening so often that I just accepted it as a normal way of life. But now that I have taken so much garbage to the curb, I see more easily where the flow is getting stuck. And I see that that is the area which deserves my attention. Figure out why it isn't flowing and fix it. And guess what is the cause of that small area of being stuck? You guessed it! Fear. It hides in places and it is our job to root it out. Certain things that have felt stuck are seen as pockets of fear that I am resisting. And that is all that mental and emotional suffering is: places where we are resisting because we are afraid. But that is what this game is all about and that is what I am still in the process of doing. Once I clear more debris, I think I will start to realize what will come next. But, even that is something that I have to let be. It will come when it will and in the meantime I will keep slaying the dragons that pop up and continue to enjoy the wonderful blessings that I have.
There is a life beyond thinking. Life lives through you. You do not live your life. Thinking becomes an addiction because we think we have to be and do certain things. However, once that silliness is seen for the waste of time that it is, thinking is no longer required. Thinking is a prison. Of course it comes in handy sometimes, but how do we shut our brains off when we are stuck in a loop? It starts with the process of becoming honest about fear. Once the fear begins to lift we see that there is little that needs to be thought about and this Hafiz quote makes complete sense: "I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through; listen to this music."
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Control Issues
Have you ever noticed that the things that bug you on the level of frustration or anger are usually about things that you can't control? That's what seems to be what galls us most and it seems to typically be about other people's behavior. But you have to go below the surface: Why do certain things bother you?
For me I have had to take a close look at this in my attempt to eradicate this feeling from myself. It seems like a simple matter of being honest about it. Do I like having these sorts of feelings? Hell NO! So, I look and see where it comes from and the seeing has a magical lifting effect. Just being honest with myself has the ability to loosen up the pull towards wanting control.
And it is control that we have to be willing to give up. Control over our own identity. So what if someone says something bad about you? So what if she didn't act according to expectations? So what if someone doesn't give you recognition? All these things revolve around the idea of keeping an identity intact. But the supporting and cobbling together of an illusory identity has a draining effect on your energy. Energy that can be opened up and used for purposes that are much more satisfying. Like figuring out what kind of life you truly want or making things flow in a more relaxed, less serious, and fun way.
A Course in Miracles mentioned something that has always stuck with me, "Would you rather be right or happy?" This is touching upon what I am trying to explain. Letting go, releasing control, going with the flow. Being unconcerned about how you are perceived in the world is a liberating thing.
For me I have had to take a close look at this in my attempt to eradicate this feeling from myself. It seems like a simple matter of being honest about it. Do I like having these sorts of feelings? Hell NO! So, I look and see where it comes from and the seeing has a magical lifting effect. Just being honest with myself has the ability to loosen up the pull towards wanting control.
And it is control that we have to be willing to give up. Control over our own identity. So what if someone says something bad about you? So what if she didn't act according to expectations? So what if someone doesn't give you recognition? All these things revolve around the idea of keeping an identity intact. But the supporting and cobbling together of an illusory identity has a draining effect on your energy. Energy that can be opened up and used for purposes that are much more satisfying. Like figuring out what kind of life you truly want or making things flow in a more relaxed, less serious, and fun way.
A Course in Miracles mentioned something that has always stuck with me, "Would you rather be right or happy?" This is touching upon what I am trying to explain. Letting go, releasing control, going with the flow. Being unconcerned about how you are perceived in the world is a liberating thing.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Extreme Spirituality
What I am writing about on this blog is extreme spirituality. And the only reason that I call it spirituality is because I don't have another word to call it. But it isn't spirituality in terms of believing in anything or finding a religion. You realize eventually that life IS spirituality. We are not something that is apart from things we associate with spirituality, like magic and grace.
What I am detailing is an engagement with life and finding out what is true for you. I call it extreme because you actually have to be willing to die for the cause. It sounds crazy and unbelievable unless you truly have become fed up with your life as you currently live it. If you are satisfied with your life and looking for a positive uplifting rather than a radical change, I definitely recommend NOT reading this blog. Eckhart Tolle and Deepak Chopra have written some great books about adding a spiritual dimension to your life that many people might enjoy.
What I am talking about here is a deconstruction of the ego. I define ego as the force powered by the energy of fear with the goal of continuing an illusion of separation. The illusion of separation is just that, an illusion. But the ego is a very tricky and sneaky force that is charged entirely by fear. Fear that the individual identity does not exist. I say that you have to be willing to die for this cause because that is really the only way that you can work yourself out of the driving force of egoic fear. Look closely and see how fear moves everything in the common way of life on earth.
Now, I am about as far away from suicide as a person can get. I have no desire at this point in time to end my life. However, if I had to go back to a way of life that was entirely controlled by fear, work in an unsatisfying job, live as if I perceived everything as separate from myself, I wouldn't bat an eye at the thought of ending my own life. This is the extreme part. It sounds negative and pessimistic, but it is really the opposite. When I glimpsed the reality of fear in my life, I knew I no longer wanted any part of it. I understood it was exactly the reason why I made so many unsatisfying choices in my life. But now that I have seen it, I know that I can't go back.
I have no guarantee that I would not have to come to a point where it would seem that I might have to make, once again, choices that are fear-based. However, I am fairly certain that my tolerance for that would be highly limited and the thought of death would seem much more attractive. But that is an amazing thing if you can see this. The reason why is because the fear that once fueled my actions is now being replaced by an amazing sense of awe and gratitude for life. Since I know that death is a much better option for me than to live my previous life, fear is being pushed out. Fear and ego that were so powerful in my life are now becoming only a flickering flame. Once death is seen as a viable, preferable option vs. a life run by fear, what is there to be afraid of?
So, that's why I say that this stuff may not be for you. If it isn't your heart's desire to end what you have going and truly see what life without fear can be like, then stop reading right now. If you are interested in killing your identity and living a life on the crest of a universal wave, then maybe this is the place you want to be.
This video is a good representation of how the ego works. Fear animates her and she exists as an exhibit for the gawkers, until she has had enough. Listen to the lyrics, she is over it and wants to be free at all costs. This is extreme spirituality.
What I am detailing is an engagement with life and finding out what is true for you. I call it extreme because you actually have to be willing to die for the cause. It sounds crazy and unbelievable unless you truly have become fed up with your life as you currently live it. If you are satisfied with your life and looking for a positive uplifting rather than a radical change, I definitely recommend NOT reading this blog. Eckhart Tolle and Deepak Chopra have written some great books about adding a spiritual dimension to your life that many people might enjoy.
What I am talking about here is a deconstruction of the ego. I define ego as the force powered by the energy of fear with the goal of continuing an illusion of separation. The illusion of separation is just that, an illusion. But the ego is a very tricky and sneaky force that is charged entirely by fear. Fear that the individual identity does not exist. I say that you have to be willing to die for this cause because that is really the only way that you can work yourself out of the driving force of egoic fear. Look closely and see how fear moves everything in the common way of life on earth.
Now, I am about as far away from suicide as a person can get. I have no desire at this point in time to end my life. However, if I had to go back to a way of life that was entirely controlled by fear, work in an unsatisfying job, live as if I perceived everything as separate from myself, I wouldn't bat an eye at the thought of ending my own life. This is the extreme part. It sounds negative and pessimistic, but it is really the opposite. When I glimpsed the reality of fear in my life, I knew I no longer wanted any part of it. I understood it was exactly the reason why I made so many unsatisfying choices in my life. But now that I have seen it, I know that I can't go back.
I have no guarantee that I would not have to come to a point where it would seem that I might have to make, once again, choices that are fear-based. However, I am fairly certain that my tolerance for that would be highly limited and the thought of death would seem much more attractive. But that is an amazing thing if you can see this. The reason why is because the fear that once fueled my actions is now being replaced by an amazing sense of awe and gratitude for life. Since I know that death is a much better option for me than to live my previous life, fear is being pushed out. Fear and ego that were so powerful in my life are now becoming only a flickering flame. Once death is seen as a viable, preferable option vs. a life run by fear, what is there to be afraid of?
So, that's why I say that this stuff may not be for you. If it isn't your heart's desire to end what you have going and truly see what life without fear can be like, then stop reading right now. If you are interested in killing your identity and living a life on the crest of a universal wave, then maybe this is the place you want to be.
This video is a good representation of how the ego works. Fear animates her and she exists as an exhibit for the gawkers, until she has had enough. Listen to the lyrics, she is over it and wants to be free at all costs. This is extreme spirituality.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Worthiness
Another way that we go about the insanity of separation is through the idea of worthiness. Am I worthy? I think many people, including me, have either considered this question consciously or unconsciously in their thoughts and actions. If you look deeply into the matter it really does become absurd. How could anyone not be worthy of anything? If you are still alive in this world that is your automatic pass at worthiness. As a matter of fact, the subject becomes a moot point once it is seen for what it is.
Many people may think that they have had influences in their lives that have caused them to feel a sense of unworthiness. Like you have to prove yourself somehow in the world in order to be accepted. Utter bullshit. Just look at it. Even if someone has treated you in a way that has made you feel unworthy, why do you continue to believe it?
I have noticed the ways in which I have proven to myself that I was operating from a place of feeling unworthy. Like being overly concerned with my appearance. Feeling that only if I look a certain way would I be proving my worth somehow in the world. This doesn't stand much scrutiny. Fear keeps this idea in place. What if I just allowed myself to be and look the way that I am rather than try to impress someone? Well the reason comes down to the underlying goal that drives us all: fear and separation. That is where we should turn our attention. Not towards what perfect clothes I can wear or how my body could look better if I do 100 more sit-ups.
This has been one of the biggest struggles for me. My ego fought back hard on this. I guess we all have things that our ego with fight us on, and this ego-trap was particularly sticky and only recently started to loosen its grip. I had to be willing to look at it. Grooming an image of ourselves for the world is an utter waste of our energy. Rather than thinking our appearance needs fixed look instead at how the fear of being worthy sticks its hand inside us and moves us around like puppets.
Are you worthy of being loved? Are you worthy of having your dreams come true? Of course you are.
Many people may think that they have had influences in their lives that have caused them to feel a sense of unworthiness. Like you have to prove yourself somehow in the world in order to be accepted. Utter bullshit. Just look at it. Even if someone has treated you in a way that has made you feel unworthy, why do you continue to believe it?
I have noticed the ways in which I have proven to myself that I was operating from a place of feeling unworthy. Like being overly concerned with my appearance. Feeling that only if I look a certain way would I be proving my worth somehow in the world. This doesn't stand much scrutiny. Fear keeps this idea in place. What if I just allowed myself to be and look the way that I am rather than try to impress someone? Well the reason comes down to the underlying goal that drives us all: fear and separation. That is where we should turn our attention. Not towards what perfect clothes I can wear or how my body could look better if I do 100 more sit-ups.
This has been one of the biggest struggles for me. My ego fought back hard on this. I guess we all have things that our ego with fight us on, and this ego-trap was particularly sticky and only recently started to loosen its grip. I had to be willing to look at it. Grooming an image of ourselves for the world is an utter waste of our energy. Rather than thinking our appearance needs fixed look instead at how the fear of being worthy sticks its hand inside us and moves us around like puppets.
Are you worthy of being loved? Are you worthy of having your dreams come true? Of course you are.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Integrate
Our notions of separation are false. All you have to do is look deeply into any situation where you perceive separation and ask how it is possible. The authors Alan Watts and Adyashanti have excellent books that discuss this topic.
I have made posts about the notion of Human Adulthood and I am sensing even more deeply that everyone is already in the state of Human Adulthood. I am defining this state as one where the perception of separation no longer exists. This isn't a state where you have to learn and practice and become. You simply look and see what is true. Any belief that you hold has the potential to create the unnecessary perception of separateness. It is this sense of separateness that engenders all kinds of needless suffering in an individual life. Want to see this? Look at a problem that you think you have. How are you separating a "you" from an external world in that situation?
Recently I have been recognizing that this state of Human Adulthood is something that we actively opt out of, but it is available to everyone. In fact, you work a lot harder, expend much more energy to keep out of this state. The way this happens is by perceiving wrongness in any situation. The universe isn't a chaotic and scary place unless you artificially assume yourself to be a separate entity. What are you that could exist separately?
Beliefs are the artificial bubbles that we create to sustain a notion of separation. For instance, the notion of worrying. We may say that to worry about a situation is human. But is it? Look closely at the situation that you are worried about. Recognize that part of you that is trying to control the situation. Is control even possible? Worry wouldn't exist if there wasn't some part of you that sensed a power to control. If we look deeply at the notion of any power to control we find that there is none. And worry is dropped like the hot coal that it is.
What are the beliefs that don't work for you? Could you simply look at the foundation of that belief? Could you detect that constant pull towards a sense of separation and let that go? If you are suffering there is simply no need to identify that situation as wrong. Of course you are not happy to be in the state of suffering, but if you allow it to be rather than trying to run from it you will find yourself recognizing that the reason you suffered was because you tried to escape it so vehemently. Allow it to be. Integrate. Recognize a feeling of separation as an opportunity to look closer.
I have made posts about the notion of Human Adulthood and I am sensing even more deeply that everyone is already in the state of Human Adulthood. I am defining this state as one where the perception of separation no longer exists. This isn't a state where you have to learn and practice and become. You simply look and see what is true. Any belief that you hold has the potential to create the unnecessary perception of separateness. It is this sense of separateness that engenders all kinds of needless suffering in an individual life. Want to see this? Look at a problem that you think you have. How are you separating a "you" from an external world in that situation?
Recently I have been recognizing that this state of Human Adulthood is something that we actively opt out of, but it is available to everyone. In fact, you work a lot harder, expend much more energy to keep out of this state. The way this happens is by perceiving wrongness in any situation. The universe isn't a chaotic and scary place unless you artificially assume yourself to be a separate entity. What are you that could exist separately?
Beliefs are the artificial bubbles that we create to sustain a notion of separation. For instance, the notion of worrying. We may say that to worry about a situation is human. But is it? Look closely at the situation that you are worried about. Recognize that part of you that is trying to control the situation. Is control even possible? Worry wouldn't exist if there wasn't some part of you that sensed a power to control. If we look deeply at the notion of any power to control we find that there is none. And worry is dropped like the hot coal that it is.
What are the beliefs that don't work for you? Could you simply look at the foundation of that belief? Could you detect that constant pull towards a sense of separation and let that go? If you are suffering there is simply no need to identify that situation as wrong. Of course you are not happy to be in the state of suffering, but if you allow it to be rather than trying to run from it you will find yourself recognizing that the reason you suffered was because you tried to escape it so vehemently. Allow it to be. Integrate. Recognize a feeling of separation as an opportunity to look closer.
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