#no self

a post inspired by this lovely one by @99oscaars

Let’s be plain about it: Desperation shows separation

Desperation shows that you believe there is a force outside of you

Being desperate for things to “change”, or for a blogger to answer your dms or asks shows that you believe things outside of you still have some sort of power. If you are source and no thing or construct such as time or space exists outside of your awareness, the desperation makes no sense because you are the only thing that can make it happen. You are God. Not the youtube videos or tumblr posts that are apart of the experience created by YOUR awareness, but you, just you have the power

Still looking for answers outside of yourself, “I know i’m everything but…”

“i know i already have it but…”

no. that’s your ego convincing itself because you still see this as a method, your ego still thinks that if it says all of those things it you will get what you want. But if you KNEW these things about yourself, then that is what would be. Additionally, you must know that nothing in this world is fixed, so what are the “things” that need “changing”??,

if imagination is reality, don’t place your power outside of that, if you imagine that you need all these things, and that these bloggers words will make it click for you, then it will be so, you won’t have power because you give that power to others in imagination.

There is nothing to get, nothing to do. If you knew that you wouldn’t be so desperate. Desperation acknowledges an idea that there is a force outside of you (which is flat out false) being the reason you don’t have whatever it is you want. When in actuality the only reason you don’t is your inability to see yourself for what you really are.

It’s the ego that is desperate for “proof”, it’s the ego that needs to rely on false senses to make up its mind, but the good news is the ego is NOT you. You are awareness, consciousness meaning you are everything and from that comes infinite potential, it isn’t you, the God that you are who is begging for a “sign” or for advice, that is the ego.

you are not a human bound by all these “outside” things, stop listening to the egos cries of desperation and stay calm knowing it isn’t you😌, the real you has whatever they want whenever they want, as they are everything.

knowing who you really are kills all sense of desperation

Do you ever feel like you’re stuck in a game you never consented to play?

Every moment you fail to question the game is your consent.

But wanting the game to improve isn’t the same as questioning it. That just tightens the chains. 

No one seeks escape from a prison that still fascinates them. Freedom begins the moment you lose your taste for it.

Of course, you can decide that you are enlightened and awake because you insist that you have free will. But society will no longer accept you in this form because for life you are an object.

This beautifully dismantles the illusion of a separate self. If death is nothing at all, then so was birth. The idea of someone experiencing nonexistence is absurd.

"Behind my eyes, there isn't a black spot… there's nothing at all."

There is no separate “seer” behind the eyes, only looking, only life happening. The illusion of a personal observer collapses.

But then...

"If I happened once, I could happen again."

Illusion of separation that “I” was ever born in the first place, that “I” could return. But no “one” was ever here to begin with, just life appearing and disappearing.

"Not only will others be born, but which one will I be?"

This is illusion of continuity, as if there is a traveler moving from one birth to another. But life doesn’t belong to anyone. The baby being born is not “you” returning, it’s just life happening again, fresh, without an owner.

💭 Isn’t it fascinating? Even when imitating non-duality, falls back into familiar mental patterns. The dream of separation is so deeply woven into language that even when it dissolves, it tries to reappear seemingly.

The best quality is a great desire to benefit others.

The best instruction is always to watch the mind.

The best remedy is to know that nothing has any inherent reality.

The best way of life is one that doesn't fit with worldly ways.

The best accomplishment is a steady lessening of negative emotions.

The best sign (of practice) is a steady decrease of desires.

The best patience is to take the lowest place.