Insecurity can never disappear until the sense of separation itself disappears.
There is actually only seeing ~ neither the seer nor the seen exists apart from the process that seeing is.
Real understanding does not solve problems, it dissolves them.
The presence of a ‘me’ in any activity, including spiritual practice, insures the continuance of desire, and the perpetuation of attachment and aversion.
The notion of individual volition has been referred to as ‘the bite of the deadly serpent ego’ because it is the very root of the concept of bondage or unhappiness, and the only thing which can free man of its poison is the abandonment of his identification with a particular object as a “me”.
In order to become unbound, you need only transcend the mundane and ordinary view you hold both of self and the life you are living. Alter the perception of your purpose on this planet, and you will automatically transform its nature and character. Change is found only through your willingness to perceive your own purpose differently.
“without an awareness of your emotions you are not able to experience reverence.
Reverence is not an emotion. It is a way of being, but the path to reverence is through your heart, and only awareness of your feelings can open your heart.”
