Thursday, February 14, 2013

The Ego Loves Self-Improvement

Has it ever occurred to you that the more you think you should devote your life towards "self-improvement" the more resistance you might be facing. The more proper your life-style, the more power you will actually give to your shadow. Perhaps you have observed for yourself that if you accept yourself as you are instead, your life seems much more in harmony and your so-called shortcoming just naturally fade into the background and are suddenly no longer so bothersome.

You are you, it is as simple as that. Your right and your left hand belong to the same system, so if the right hand starts attacking the left one, don't expect to get very far. Similarly, if you are on a demolition course to erase the allegedly dark spots in your soul, who do you think does the attacking? It is the same you. Just let it be. Don't put the dark spots under the microscope, just let them be in peace and see what happens this way. Trust the "you" and that this institution will end up doing pretty sensible things without the other "you " improving things.

Actually, if you really want to improve things, there is an even better way than just letting it be. Start asking what the so-called dark spots of your soul want to communicate to you. Start realizing that it is in fact your demon that gives you energy. Redefine your notion of spirituality and harness the strength of your demon and let him take you in a direction that is compatible with your spiritual path. Let the right hand work together with the left hand in tandem. Just as God gave you two hands, He endowed you with a few dark spots to let life define you the way you were born to be.

By Christian and Su Zhen

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