11-04-2015, 12:05 AM
This will be a good piece... as implied other times, I overstate some sentiments etc., as what happens here is ongoing work of exploiting the possibilities. Nevertheless, there is much truth to the actualization and spirit regarding my posts. The other 'stories' people tell themselves beget misery from what I can tell. Part of being on a path is the ongoing 'story' being told. I'm tired of hearing the **** of leaving conventional stories for the ones that attempt ommision of self as the final outcome. I certainly get the value of self-negation and moving around self-importance as a technique, but the story billy tells has knowledge of billy being the subject no matter how he edits it.
That said, detachment practice is everything I say it is. I alluded to how perfect my life is right now in any conventional sense, and of course I mean that. I have everything I want.
But detachment has its own caveat.. if you rely on detachment to only neutralize 'negative' emotions and aspects of life, you are likely to have miserable results. Avoidance of pain in favor of pleasure is natural, and a good thing. However, nasty things happen in life, and 'unbearable' states of being can occur too. So while I made the point to say how well I'm doing as concerns typical human wants, I can tell you my focus is mainly and necessarily on the detachment process.
Progressive detachment will make it clear that judgements about conditions, events, and typical pleasure status cannot rule the day. I am safe and secure as can be, but only in so far as I have tempered myself. I did that slowly and surely by examining perception with detached awareness (redundant). I finally began seeing past self-reflected expectations. More and more I SAW life's moments as a pure form of existential vibrancy. I mean, I found joy and satisfaction however life presented itself, including those times it was most painful. I knew to explore and savor mind states that normally repel.
This makes me more invulnerable as ultimately nothing can threaten me. This is why I am now able to change the dynamics in my relations. When I am aware, I am free. There is no energy needed to protect myself. When I am aware, I act in world's folly authentically. Nothing can stand against that.
Now, I'll say this again.. I have not arrived at some 'super' level. I am right where you are. I have the same challenges. Yet, I am richer than most in awareness, because my energy is not completely fettered away on useless evaluations in self-reflection. Actually, I have lots of useless self-reflection; only now it has no weight and my body more often exudes sensations of simple presence.
Even as I write this, I am nurturing the ideas. Even if I am not enlightened, I am pretending that I AM.
(smiling)
That said, detachment practice is everything I say it is. I alluded to how perfect my life is right now in any conventional sense, and of course I mean that. I have everything I want.
But detachment has its own caveat.. if you rely on detachment to only neutralize 'negative' emotions and aspects of life, you are likely to have miserable results. Avoidance of pain in favor of pleasure is natural, and a good thing. However, nasty things happen in life, and 'unbearable' states of being can occur too. So while I made the point to say how well I'm doing as concerns typical human wants, I can tell you my focus is mainly and necessarily on the detachment process.
Progressive detachment will make it clear that judgements about conditions, events, and typical pleasure status cannot rule the day. I am safe and secure as can be, but only in so far as I have tempered myself. I did that slowly and surely by examining perception with detached awareness (redundant). I finally began seeing past self-reflected expectations. More and more I SAW life's moments as a pure form of existential vibrancy. I mean, I found joy and satisfaction however life presented itself, including those times it was most painful. I knew to explore and savor mind states that normally repel.
This makes me more invulnerable as ultimately nothing can threaten me. This is why I am now able to change the dynamics in my relations. When I am aware, I am free. There is no energy needed to protect myself. When I am aware, I act in world's folly authentically. Nothing can stand against that.
Now, I'll say this again.. I have not arrived at some 'super' level. I am right where you are. I have the same challenges. Yet, I am richer than most in awareness, because my energy is not completely fettered away on useless evaluations in self-reflection. Actually, I have lots of useless self-reflection; only now it has no weight and my body more often exudes sensations of simple presence.
Even as I write this, I am nurturing the ideas. Even if I am not enlightened, I am pretending that I AM.
(smiling)