Hanging On...

Here is another thought from  my lecture weekend on Tantric Philosophy. I am listening to the recording and still coming up with more and more fascinating things to share with you!


Think about how you hang onto your self-image, the thoughts that you are this kind of person or that kind of person. You've received some praise for it or attention of some sort. Perhaps you were a geek in high school or the class clown, the party girl, the jock, the smart kid or whatever. You were a pretty women or a good looking man in your youth. You received love for that or some consciousness, for consciousness is what everything boils down to, you thought people looked at me, acknowledged me, praised me or paid attention to me by this title.

And yet we are talking and living right now. Is that still who you really are? Is it really true, this self-image or title you are still holding on to? If it is still true for you then great, no problem. But if it is not true, notice in our society how we would rather hang on to an expired self-image, than face the fear of the notion that we do not know who we really are.

Not knowing who you are can be strangely liberating though! Because when you don’t know who you are or have some preconceived notion of who you are, you can technically be or do anything! You are not locked into this is who I should be or what I should do but instead you have infinite freedom in your life to be whoever you want to be.

I love this. By not giving yourself a "title" or judging your current self-worth on past achievements that you can no longer obtain, you give your present life the ability to be free!!

 

Namaste xo