Beautiful!! I love it what you share in this video.
I went on an inner journey that suddenly started 6.5 years ago.... and many things passed by... Also these 'spiritual' things that i thought i had to be.
I saw in myself the loud belief: "I am wrong", and i realized i was trying to look for something to become better. And at one point i noticed i had to be honest. But I also saw how easy it was to not be honest. Out of fear. It seems like i had to see so many parts of myself that i didn't like to see: my dishonesty, certain reactions, manipulation, etc. I still notice a fear in me sometimes in certain situations... and the only thing I can do is to see it and learn from it.
I totally see that it is about being honest, real and authentic. And at the same time i noticed the fear, shame and guilt, 'cause I, like many of us, have learned and believed that being our self is not welcome. I guess we try to find our self in all of these 'spiritual' places, but the only place you can find yourself is in sitting in honesty with yourself. For me the way to my heart was seeing and feeling the things I did not like to see and feel. And the only place i can find beauty and love is in this moment.
As an Australian friend of mine used to say. Got your finger on the trigger with that Video (aka spot on).
It brought to mind the old Alka Seltzer commercial “Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz, Oh What a relief it is! lol! You to have a few years on you to remember those commercials.
What a relief it is that we can just be in our humanity as it is. Thank you for that sorely needed message Mr Saltzman. 🙏
As is often the case Chogyan Trungpa Rinpoche outs his finger on the heart of the matter. His example was authentic and was unobstructed in his expression:
CONFUSED EGOLESSNESS
“The whole idea [of egolessness] is that we must drop all reference points, all concepts of what is or what should be. Then it is possible to experience the uniqueness and vividness of phenomena directly. There is tremendous room to experience things, to allow experience to occur and pass away. Movement happens within vast space. Whatever happens, pleasure, pain, birth, death and so forth, are not interfered with but are experienced in their fullest flavour. Whether they are sweet or sour, they are experienced completely, without philosophical overlays or emotional attitudes to make things seem loveable or presentable…….
The idea of egolessness has often been used to obscure the reality of birth, suffering and death. The problem is that, once we have a notion of egolessness and a notion of pain, birth and death, then we can easily entertain or justify ourselves by saying that pain does not exist because there is no ego to experience it, that birth and death do not exist because there is no one to witness them. This is just cheap escapism. The philosophy of shunyata has often been distorted by the presentation of the idea that: “There is no one to suffer, so who cares? If you suffer, it must be your illusion.”
Beautiful!! I love it what you share in this video.
I went on an inner journey that suddenly started 6.5 years ago.... and many things passed by... Also these 'spiritual' things that i thought i had to be.
I saw in myself the loud belief: "I am wrong", and i realized i was trying to look for something to become better. And at one point i noticed i had to be honest. But I also saw how easy it was to not be honest. Out of fear. It seems like i had to see so many parts of myself that i didn't like to see: my dishonesty, certain reactions, manipulation, etc. I still notice a fear in me sometimes in certain situations... and the only thing I can do is to see it and learn from it.
I totally see that it is about being honest, real and authentic. And at the same time i noticed the fear, shame and guilt, 'cause I, like many of us, have learned and believed that being our self is not welcome. I guess we try to find our self in all of these 'spiritual' places, but the only place you can find yourself is in sitting in honesty with yourself. For me the way to my heart was seeing and feeling the things I did not like to see and feel. And the only place i can find beauty and love is in this moment.
As an Australian friend of mine used to say. Got your finger on the trigger with that Video (aka spot on).
It brought to mind the old Alka Seltzer commercial “Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz, Oh What a relief it is! lol! You to have a few years on you to remember those commercials.
What a relief it is that we can just be in our humanity as it is. Thank you for that sorely needed message Mr Saltzman. 🙏
You are most welcome, Ben. Be well.
As is often the case Chogyan Trungpa Rinpoche outs his finger on the heart of the matter. His example was authentic and was unobstructed in his expression:
CONFUSED EGOLESSNESS
“The whole idea [of egolessness] is that we must drop all reference points, all concepts of what is or what should be. Then it is possible to experience the uniqueness and vividness of phenomena directly. There is tremendous room to experience things, to allow experience to occur and pass away. Movement happens within vast space. Whatever happens, pleasure, pain, birth, death and so forth, are not interfered with but are experienced in their fullest flavour. Whether they are sweet or sour, they are experienced completely, without philosophical overlays or emotional attitudes to make things seem loveable or presentable…….
The idea of egolessness has often been used to obscure the reality of birth, suffering and death. The problem is that, once we have a notion of egolessness and a notion of pain, birth and death, then we can easily entertain or justify ourselves by saying that pain does not exist because there is no ego to experience it, that birth and death do not exist because there is no one to witness them. This is just cheap escapism. The philosophy of shunyata has often been distorted by the presentation of the idea that: “There is no one to suffer, so who cares? If you suffer, it must be your illusion.”
Chogyam Trungpa-Myth of Freedom