Fear Of Opening Up

Why do we fear opening up to others – or ourselves – about how we really feel?

I’ve had many encounters with people who did open up briefly but immediately regretted it, feeling embarrassed and vulnerable for doing so. Why? Do we not want to admit that we are discontented? Do we feel safer going back to our usual ways?

THE BUDDHA’S FIRST NOBLE TRUTH
IS TO ADMIT THAT WE ARE ‘SUFFERING’.
We only have to admit this to ourselves.

Not opening up means that we are staying closed as we are not ready for honesty, exposing ourselves to all. I’ve been kicked out and shunned by ‘spiritual’ centres for admitting that I didn’t feel right about what we were doing, and not doing. This was actually the beginning of realisation; people too readily follow form rather than realise compassionate essence.

Rarely can we open up to others as unenlightened people are biased, and trapped in beliefs.

When we open up to ourselves, what does that mean? We are consciousness seeing through a veil of thoughts and feelings and desires, and admitting to this is what we are opening up to. It’s not a sin, and it’s not complicated at all, but we’re holding on to mystery.

It’s rare to find others on the same wave length/level/yana.
This is why we retreat into isolation … and write a few words 🙂

Pure consciousness is wordless.