The creation of self.
I identify with my thoughts,
creating past and future, ego and duality.
The burden of self.
The burden of maintaining a self causes my suffering.
The delusion of the separate self.
I feel I have a 'self' that is fixed and unchanging. It is 'me'. But I am made up of parts that are constantly changing and this 'me' that I identify with, are just thoughts, feelings and perceptions, whose very nature are fleeting and impermanent. Everything is constantly in a state of change and everything is in harmony with everything else. I am not separate from this continual flow of impermanence, but part of it.
My existence is dependent upon everything else existing as it is in this moment. On the surface, the purpose of the delusion of a separate self is to help me navigate the world. It helps me function and stay alive. But when I take this dilusion too seriously, it leads to suffering. I become attached to things and wish them to remain permanent.
If I can also be aware that a sense of self is a delusion, then I become aware of the interdependence of all things and the oneness of all things.
In that awareness of 'no self', we all live forever.
A place empty of separation. A place of stillness.
When the stillness of the tomb takes away my thoughts,
then the words " I ", " me " and " mine " have no meaning.
The words ' I ' and ' You ' make no sense.
The space between thoughts.
All my ancestors are alive in this moment.
The thoughts between stillness.
A journey to that which is within.
Like waves in the ocean, we are eternally connected.
