It seems like a bit of a cruel cosmic joke to be
born into this world as unified consciousness, then to grow egos that seem perfectly
justified and socially acceptable, only to realize later in life that they are
at the root of our deepest suffering. Then, once we become aware of our
shackles, we commit ourselves to unlearning everything we have ever known to be
real and meaningful. The little ‘separate self’ was just an illusion all along!
We start to let go of the idea of ‘me’ and begin to let consciousness take up
more space inside. Once again, just like when we were an infant, our life is no
longer ‘ours’, but it flows effortlessly. We are at peace, we are free, we are “home”.
Lasting peace and freedom arise when we simply allow
ourselves to Be who we truly have been right from the start. Who we truly are
has nothing to do with our personality, our story, our thoughts, our emotions,
our opinions, our deep conditionings or even our beliefs. Our egos prevent us
from accepting and surrendering to our true identity because it threatens the very
survival of our small, individual self. And who are we really? We are all part
of the one unified consciousness. Nothing could be more empowering and terrifying
than that!
“Home” is a state of being where our small self is
no longer in control. When we are truly “home”, consciousness itself takes over,
cleansing out all the remaining traces of the small, separate self that used to
inhabit and restrict our being. We can finally feel at home when we wake up and
recognize the illusion of ‘me and you’, ‘happy and unhappy’, ‘past and future’,
‘good and bad’, ‘success and failure’.
Once we realize that our small self was trapped in a
world of superficial and limiting polarities, we can willingly surrender to who
we truly are: consciousness. At this point, we are fully content being nobody.
There is nothing to prove, nothing to fight for, nothing to gain, nothing to
lose. We finally accept that we are complete simply by being. We finally stop
creating suffering for ourselves and others. We are free from the drama of the
world and our own minds. We are at peace. We are filled with joy. We are
compassionate and loving. Isn’t that what we ultimately all want?
The truth is, at this stage in our evolution, arriving
“home” is not likely to happen without an epic battle with the ego first. The ego says “why on Earth would I want to
become a nobody and give up all my attachments? I would get eaten alive in this
world.” It’s true, there is so much letting go required, so much at stake for
the little self. Our conditioning and our resistance run deep. “Home” seems
utopian and unattainable. Yet at the same time, it’s within our reach right
here, right now. We can only access it by allowing ourselves to be who we truly
are. No amount of doing will show us the way back to simply being.
What do you think?
Lise
