You are enslaved to the Ego,
When you have something to prove,
To someone, to something & everything.
The Enlightened state does not require
Justification and approbation
From all around.
Seeks only the Self's truth,
Which philosophically thus mathematically
Equates to the universal truth.
That Self-righteous anger
When someone does not comprehend
And you cannot explain well - not calm,
Stems from Egoistic strivings belonging
Only to the inSecure Self.
You get pissed with your stammering,
Frustrating in its unfulfilling nature.
You feel maligned when you know so well
Absolute logic collapses in conceitedness.
You can explain from now till the end of time,
And conceit will still hinder the path to understanding.
Your frustration comes from your inability
To perform to potential.
But the impotency only comes from
Being overwhelmed by seeming impossibility.
Who really cares if it is impossible?
Do we really want them to agree with us?
Do we really believe they can, whole-heartedly?
Only a miraculous opening can allow for such departure
From their safety zone,
From their illogic arising from illogic.
Truth is we just want to stroke our Ego.
We want to display our tremendous intelligence.
We want to prove a point.
We do not mean well.
We do not care.
It is time to move on from that inSecure world.
It is not even about Secure or inSecure.
The Enlightened position is a pure position.
You understand, you move.
You do not attribute
Anything to the Ego or quantify the Self.
I have to pay more attention to the reality of things.
I do what I do regardless of anyone.
And I do not need to answer to anyone really.
So what is in-between is truly...
A big waste of time.
4 comments:
Its a tough fight with the ego, but I try and remain in the battle. Wish I could just lay down and be!
Nice blog you have.
We certainly start our lives with being egocentric and some can never move away from that. True enlightenment, as Buddah would say, has to move up abd far away from that.
Thanks for your visit! How did you find me? I've been on Goatman's a few times.
I agree totally...we do tend to see ourselves in the face of others and so want to be what they expect us to be, even if it isn't who we really are. I hate that we are socialized to think we should be besutiful and skiiny!
If I were in Cavemen days, I wouldn't give my extra 9 lb a fleeting thought, never mind the jeans thing!!!
I do love the all-emcompassing inclusive nature and just be kind to others philosophy of Dalai Llama but the ritual things, I can do without. He just exudes sweetness!
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This is another girl from Singapore that I've been reading!
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