What is truth and what is reality? A man might be lost in his thinking and may wonder if his partner is really committed to him. The other day he saw her with that guy, and she seemed enamored with him; maybe they have an affair! A junior colleague passes by and for the first time she remembers her boss didn’t smile at her. Maybe she is next in the upcoming lay-off. She decides that she better start looking for a job.
What is real and what is the truth? The boss’ wife may or may not have an affair; the junior colleague may or may not be laid off but her conclusion that the frown on the boss’ face implies that her days at this company are numbered is not true. Still, maybe they are and she may in fact be right in sending out her resume just for the wrong reason. Every thought and feeling has a consequence in this interactive “body-mind-world matrix” and is therefore real.
The end of the psychological self doesn’t protect us from changes in the real world. Our partner may leave us, or the company we work for may shut down. It’s just that when the time comes, we are ready to embrace the change. There are no stories in our head. What is real presents itself at the relevant time and we move in accordance with life as is. Once we disidentify with the “body-mind-world matrix” we are no longer victim of our own or other people’s stories.
How exactly does one end the psychological I? Well, that’s what the spiritual quest is all about and only “you” can discover how to end the identification with the “body-mind-world matrix.” Question all the stories that are circulating in your head. Look at what is right in front of you. Take the junior colleague in the example. If she really read her boss’ energy she would have concluded that he is lost in his own head and wouldn’t have jumped to any conclusions.
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