A blessing and a curse
Self is All That Is.
Drop all concepts, ideas, beliefs, judgements - all movements of thought - and what's left?
Just this. As it is. There never has been anything else, neither can there ever be anything other than What Is.
In humans Life has evolved self-awareness, which is both a blessing and a curse.
Without self-awareness, animals live in Oneness but can have no deep appreciation of their natural state.
With self-awareness, humans live in separation and, pushed to growth through pain and suffering, can develop an awareness and understanding of the natural state of Oneness.
Awakening is the shift from self-awareness to Self-awareness. It is disidentification from the 'me', the ego and all its concepts, and relaxation into just being in the presence awareness that is Oneness.
Drop all concepts, ideas, beliefs, judgements - all movements of thought - and what's left?
Just this. As it is. There never has been anything else, neither can there ever be anything other than What Is.
In humans Life has evolved self-awareness, which is both a blessing and a curse.
Without self-awareness, animals live in Oneness but can have no deep appreciation of their natural state.
With self-awareness, humans live in separation and, pushed to growth through pain and suffering, can develop an awareness and understanding of the natural state of Oneness.
Awakening is the shift from self-awareness to Self-awareness. It is disidentification from the 'me', the ego and all its concepts, and relaxation into just being in the presence awareness that is Oneness.
