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	Self, Emptiness, and the Natural Values Of Human Being Self IS emptiness, and the access to it... ladder climber view... I think about Krishnamurti. He never taught dogma, but always questioned. He would ask - “if you really follow that thought, where does it lead? Where does it come from? What is it really meant to solve?” As you question the self’s desire, inquiring into their own motivation and source, you Always and Invariably come to a facet of non-dual awareness/source. (This is one of my favorite parts of being a coach, when I guide clients to “get” this experientially around something they have been shameful/fearful about, often for decades, and they open into vast love and fearlessness...Yummy!) The self IS the access to the Selfless, or in the triad The world is illusion Brahman alone is real Brahman is the world As I like to say, eternal/emptiness always manifests in a temporal/form. The form is the ONLY access we ever have to the emptiness. AND, the nature of the emptiness is manifest through all form. Our “self”ish desires are manifestations/particularizations of “emptiness/brahman/god/spirit.” The more we understand/know our “self” the more we will relax into the fearless emptiness that is who/what we are (and in the non-dual sense, are not) and sources every desire we have. From that place, “we” still have values/desires (that’s what happens with “form”al awareness. Organic things have values by their nature, and the mind/awareness is organic...), they just aren’t “ours” in any sense that it means anything about us. We have compassion, love beauty, enjoy dancing/celebration/creation, etc. because we are manifestations of emptiness/divine love, and that is its nature. They exist in the emptiness/space that we are, and guide the form towards its telos. The more “rational” the thought/mind/system that generates the “desires/values” the more powerfully it moves towards its telos. Or, the more grounded we are in the fearless openess of non-duality, the more we intuit the clearest and most beautiful values to pursue and choices to make. The more irrational/dropped context, the more it takes detours on the journey, often going 180 degrees away from its telos. Or, the more we lose touch with the non-dual fearless ground and try to protect the self from feelings of shame (by trying to “be/achieve” something to prove our value [what I call “constructive drama” in my book “The Key Is In The Darkness”], or by criticizing others to prove our value relative to other’s failures [what I call “destructive drama” in the same book]), the more we invest our time/energy/mind into dropped context self-esteem projects that typically cause us more harm than good. Check your premises...especially the premises about who/what the self (you) is. When you check them, you find that 99% of what your “self”ish desires consist of is fear-based distortions of divine love. When you inquire into your desires/fears, you can trace the path back to the divine urge at their genesis, then enjoy/pursue them fearlessly. This is the practical/predictable path to fully engaged non-attachment and joy/power in the manifest realm called being human. AND, I like to thing in terms of percentage. 80% fear, 20% divine inspiration is a pretty good step forward, compared to the 99%/1% ratio I typically find when my breathing gets short...And once I get used to 80%/20, the 75%/25 is a nice next step...sort of like releasing energy when an electron “jumps shells”... Again, although divine essence/emptiness is eternal, “I/it” always filter(s) it(self) through my temporal/form/fears, so relative progress is a beautiful expression of my divine nature blossoming through my human experience... The Self is Emptiness, and Self-Full-Ness is Godliness... Mark – Mark Michael Lewis \| CEO \| Smart Energy Enterprises, Inc. \| SEE-Inc. A Beautiful Future Now! http://SmartPowerDrinks.com \| Mark@SEE-Inc.com \| 707.745.4566 x702 \| 508-256-0204 fax Host of “Money, Mission, and Meaning: Passion at Work, Purpose at Play” http://PersonalLifeMedia.com	Sign Up Now For Our Free Newsletter and receive a FREE Audio Seminar! Books and Audio Programs A Book Written with Catholic Priest Father Thomas Foley A Book that empowers us to Honor ourselves and our partner outside the box but inside True Partnership A 6 CD set that gives us the tools to resolve conflict and build Synergy with others
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	Self, Emptiness, and the Natural Values Of Human Being Self IS emptiness, and the access to it... ladder climber view... I think about Krishnamurti. He never taught dogma, but always questioned. He would ask - “if you really follow that thought, where does it lead? Where does it come from? What is it really meant to solve?” As you question the self’s desire, inquiring into their own motivation and source, you Always and Invariably come to a facet of non-dual awareness/source. (This is one of my favorite parts of being a coach, when I guide clients to “get” this experientially around something they have been shameful/fearful about, often for decades, and they open into vast love and fearlessness...Yummy!) The self IS the access to the Selfless, or in the triad The world is illusion Brahman alone is real Brahman is the world As I like to say, eternal/emptiness always manifests in a temporal/form. The form is the ONLY access we ever have to the emptiness. AND, the nature of the emptiness is manifest through all form. Our “self”ish desires are manifestations/particularizations of “emptiness/brahman/god/spirit.” The more we understand/know our “self” the more we will relax into the fearless emptiness that is who/what we are (and in the non-dual sense, are not) and sources every desire we have. From that place, “we” still have values/desires (that’s what happens with “form”al awareness. Organic things have values by their nature, and the mind/awareness is organic...), they just aren’t “ours” in any sense that it means anything about us. We have compassion, love beauty, enjoy dancing/celebration/creation, etc. because we are manifestations of emptiness/divine love, and that is its nature. They exist in the emptiness/space that we are, and guide the form towards its telos. The more “rational” the thought/mind/system that generates the “desires/values” the more powerfully it moves towards its telos. Or, the more grounded we are in the fearless openess of non-duality, the more we intuit the clearest and most beautiful values to pursue and choices to make. The more irrational/dropped context, the more it takes detours on the journey, often going 180 degrees away from its telos. Or, the more we lose touch with the non-dual fearless ground and try to protect the self from feelings of shame (by trying to “be/achieve” something to prove our value [what I call “constructive drama” in my book “The Key Is In The Darkness”], or by criticizing others to prove our value relative to other’s failures [what I call “destructive drama” in the same book]), the more we invest our time/energy/mind into dropped context self-esteem projects that typically cause us more harm than good. Check your premises...especially the premises about who/what the self (you) is. When you check them, you find that 99% of what your “self”ish desires consist of is fear-based distortions of divine love. When you inquire into your desires/fears, you can trace the path back to the divine urge at their genesis, then enjoy/pursue them fearlessly. This is the practical/predictable path to fully engaged non-attachment and joy/power in the manifest realm called being human. AND, I like to thing in terms of percentage. 80% fear, 20% divine inspiration is a pretty good step forward, compared to the 99%/1% ratio I typically find when my breathing gets short...And once I get used to 80%/20, the 75%/25 is a nice next step...sort of like releasing energy when an electron “jumps shells”... Again, although divine essence/emptiness is eternal, “I/it” always filter(s) it(self) through my temporal/form/fears, so relative progress is a beautiful expression of my divine nature blossoming through my human experience... The Self is Emptiness, and Self-Full-Ness is Godliness... Mark – Mark Michael Lewis \| CEO \| Smart Energy Enterprises, Inc. \| SEE-Inc. A Beautiful Future Now! http://SmartPowerDrinks.com \| Mark@SEE-Inc.com \| 707.745.4566 x702 \| 508-256-0204 fax Host of “Money, Mission, and Meaning: Passion at Work, Purpose at Play” http://PersonalLifeMedia.com	Sign Up Now For Our Free Newsletter and receive a FREE Audio Seminar! Books and Audio Programs A Book Written with Catholic Priest Father Thomas Foley A Book that empowers us to Honor ourselves and our partner outside the box but inside True Partnership A 6 CD set that gives us the tools to resolve conflict and build Synergy with others
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