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surrender to the lifeforceFrom: Steven
Subject: Philosophy
Date/Time 2009-09-04 21:48:57
Remote IP: 76.247.128.189
Message>>>I would add one thing, we realize we are the flow,
>>>we are the change, there is no distinction, this is our true nature.
I mostly agree.
Except I would say we are but a fragment of the flow.
So I would say that "you are the flow", so long as you are acting
in complete accord with the directionality of the lifeforce, as you
are then completely merged--not trying to separate off of it. As
soon as you exert/effort an action that expresses an underlying
desire for a different result than what is occurring spontaneously
without your individuated input, then you--as a fragment of the flow--
are attempting to separate yourself from it.
This is the underlying tension and irony.
The ego wants you to feel as if you are an individual, and to feel
like an individual you have to feel as if you are making your own
choices. Therefore the ego wants to--with differing frequency--make
different choices than the ones occurring spontaneously by the
universe. The IRONY is that the naturally occurring direction of the
lifeforce is always the better choice. Thus, in order to make
the ego feel good and to make it feel as if it is choosing things
on its own, it--by necessity--makes an inferior choice.
The birth of truth is to get the ego to realize that choosing to
surrender is STILL A CHOICE, and that by making that choice you
are not losing yourself, but instead are finding it.
S
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