Wearing Our Self Out

There comes a time when we’re fed up with the way we all react. It’s like everyone is addicted to a tradition of some sort to all think the same way. They may seem happy enough – unless they meet someone outside their comfort zone, their familiar world.

Wearing our self out is like wearing out an old coat that no longer fits.

We find life frustrating, going round in circles. Spiritual understanding is also like that. What was satisfying isn’t any longer. We see people stuck in a tradition without questioning it, just seeking validation.

Letting go of this self – this bunch of ideas – is done through simple meditation, stepping outside the familiar playground. Through meditation, panoramic vision develops; it’s like entering a room and taking the whole scene in, before we start deciding what we like and don’t like.

We have to be aware that there will always be a residue from the past interfering with the present, but this is precisely our path to enlightenment.