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Investigations into Spiritual Truth
Seekers unconsciously sabotage their own efforts at self-inquiry and surrender because they are afraid of what they think enlightenment is: a loss of control and enjoyment.
Various myths point to a single truth: that the mind is a cavern of wonders if one does not attempt to enjoy or possess it.
What does it mean to identify with the ego and thus with the body and mind? It's a very elusive thing.
There are two ways of thinking about desire -- both valuable in different ways. There is the way in which you try to get in touch with your emotions, which is the psychological way. The spiritual way involves recognizing that you what you really want is to be free of the burden of decision -- to just be.
What really propels a spiritual seeker forward towards the truth is overwhelming desire.
The sense of the sacred quiet in holy places is merely a reflection of the sacredness that we are.
Ego is inner conflict -- we know it as it rises to our attention in the form of questions like "what should I do?" The spiritual approach to this conflict is simple: don't touch.
What does it mean to act without desire? A few thoughts and stories.
COVID is scary and uncomfortable. It can rob you of your peace of mind. What’s the spiritual way of dealing with this discomfort? Let go of thought.
The ego is an incoherent idea, and on that incoherence is built the rest of our mind. And that same mind also distracts us from examining that foundation.
