A Fool To Oneself

Being a “fool to oneself” means that consciousness is making judgements to our disadvantage by listening to the foolish self-identity in our mind. Common sense is ignored, sabotaging our own chance of success out of stubbornness, pride, or a failure to think things through.

Our worst enemy is our own judgment that distorts perception to protect our personal beliefs (and all ideas are beliefs).

We ignore inconvenient facts, such as we are pure consciousness, because admitting we are mistaken makes us feel weak. This inner dictator is a mental defence mechanism which filters out threatening truths and repeats convenient falsehoods to keep us feeling secure.

We ignore the silent awareness that warns us of danger,
just to maintain a comfortable illusion.