“Many spiritual seekers who say their wish is to awaken don't actually want what they believe they do. This becomes clear sometimes at the approach to the brink of what feels like a void, where the obliteration of the egoic self seems imminent. With a shocked recognition of what is being asked, the person will recoil. The scale of the loss-the dissolution of the familiar self-is beyond what was bargained for.” WantFeelsBelievePersonsSelfSometimesSeemsSpiritualWishLossClearApproachScalesFamiliarRecognitionVoidShockedSeekersDissolutionRecoil Book:The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is Source: The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is
“If you tell yourself there is a path you need to travel, that it will take time to get where you want to go-that there is a distance between you and the fully realized state-then the path can become a way of holding liberation at arm's length.” IfsWayWantNeedsStatesPathArmsDistanceLiberationLengthTake Time Book:When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening Source: When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening