Less is More
Many people realize in one moment of their life that they live with
lots of physical discomfort as a result of an unhealthy lifestyle.
They may make a decision to clean their body. They start the search
for the magical solution: pills, liquids, cleansing kits, anything they
can simply take in and instantly make their insides sparkle.
Unfortunately cleansing is not about taking stuff in; it is about taking
stuff out. If your house is dirty it won't help to buy new furniture
to make it sparkle. You first have to take the garbage out, remove the
cobwebs, dust, and wash the floors. Only then you may choose to add
new things into the house, if at all.
We apply the same attitude to the spiritual path. A day comes when many
of us realize that we are actually moving from one suffering to the
next and that existence itself can feel quite heavy.
The spiritual path begins. We try to bring changes to our life by looking
for the magical pill which will release us from the suffering. We go
to workshops, attend seminars, read spiritual books. We look for gurus,
we start wearing crystals on our neck and reciting mantras etc. We have
the illusion that the more we take in, the faster and deeper the transformation
will be. But Realization is not about taking more information in. It
is about letting go of everything we think we know and unfolding the
real knowing within us, the higher self.
Our inner "knower" is buried under a pile of images and concepts
that we identify with as being who we are.
Imagine not having a name, a house, a partner, none of your possessions,
your history, your body, your thoughts. Who, or rather, what, are you
when you remove yourself from all this?
Not until we let go of everything which we think makes us who we are,
can we free our higher self from under the clutter.
Our small self (mind and ego) will forever manifest itself through suffering
and pain.
Our higher self will forever manifest itself through bliss and stillness.
Are you ready to let go of who you think you are?
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