Don’t Love Your Self; Appreciate It

Your self. Your! 
Do you get it

This self is not what you are;
it’s a programme you’ve acquired and believe in.

You are pure consciousness – the very essence of pure mind. 
Self is a construct in the mind. 

You’ve been had, tricked, cheated, deceived, into believing that you are this programme in the mind. (‘Being had’ means getting a person in one’s power, or at a disadvantage.) 

We are encouraged to ‘better’ our self and feel good about our self, when the self is merely a prison guard. This self-programme is what is holding consciousness back from realising its true, enlightened state. 

Appreciating this self is very different. Ultimately, self or ego or I is our personal teacher, showing consciousness what it is holding on to, and the harm this causes.

Self is no big deal; it shows consciousness the illusory obstacles on the path to enlightenment, so appreciate it. 🙂