These are personal notes and links regarding the dissolution of one's Self-Image --i.e. one's ego. The path is non-duality. Life itself has brought me here. These notes are reminders of my direction, and my lack of direction. They are to strengthen my focus on what ACIM calls "the real world" i.e. "that which does not change." While these notes are written for me, if you find them helpful, you may feel at home to read any of them.
Being natural
The idea of a perfect marriage
It seems to me that if you keep trying to change your partner, and that you never give up, you will never melt into one being.
If you can give up wanting to be right, then a perfect match can indeed be had. When your partner speaks from their world, in their terms, with their baggage you allow it fully, not resisting, not hoping to change their view, not arguing in your mind why your view is more correct.
Instead you recognize their baggage, as you recognize your own. When the mind wants you to compare the two, you recognize it and simply drop the impulse to compare, as you know it is a separation device. Choose instead to see life as it is.
The ego wants to see the world in terms of "me" vs "you". All mental positions and arguments are simply to create a more improved self image.
Who are you without a self image? --ah, one with your partner, and one with everyone.
Comparison supports specialness
... Implies they are not
If i am blessed i must be very special then...
We must step back from this to the seer
Who sees those who need comparison to feel special.
We need to identify with something beyond the special one.
"I am as god created me, my sinlessness has set me free"
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Fwd: Going through an eye of a needle...
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It's a wonderful time to watch the small self from your quiet centre, which is not identified with the persona. This is the awakened you. the watcher of the game of life as Guruji said. When one is not so identified with the story, life can be much more fun. Step back every chance you can. We'll go through the eye of the needle --we'll simply find ourself on the other side completely unified with the Infinite.
Subject: Going through an eye of a needle...It is just another poetic way of saying that we need to die to ourself -- our self image which is made up of the physical. If we simply create a poorer version of our self image, we miss the boat, and can help less people... If that is our aim. ACIM says that in truth we are Spirit already, but we don't want to live it due to our deep subconscious fear.We can live in the spirit when we can forget our thoughts, our wants, our fears, our cars, our houses, our friends... Everything that creates the self image.Hugs