Ian: I am already outside the herd. Simply by seeking actual freedom, making steps in that direction, coming to experientially realise those important fundamental facts of who I am and who we all are, I’m already well off the beaten path. How neat is that. I feel like I have crossed a line that I was scared to cross, and now only noticed that I have already crossed it… back there. Simply as a result of sincere curiosity, enquiry and contemplation. (link)
Hi Ian,
Hehe, yes I noticed. You are not serious enough to be on “the beaten path” – you seem to be having fun.
Vineeto: Yesterday I watched the ‘Virtual Freedom’ video again and Peter reminded me of something I had almost forgotten – how hard it was at first to allow himself to be happy and harmless. What was one of the two main objections that he would have to go against the whole thrust of human ‘wisdom’, that one is not allowed to be happy. (link)
Ian: Exactly – this was the force field I encountered when choosing to be happy rather than stressed (translated as the feeling of authority); how dare I? I dare…
The key was seeing that I am the feeling of authority, of the rule of allowance/ prohibition, it is internal and ‘me’ as much as the one who wished to be happy… (link)
That is a very good description! I said something similar to Chrono today, it is not only ‘out there’ how others want you to be, it all inside as well, internalised morals and ethics and principles. That means ‘I’ am my own slave-driver – and recognizing gives you autonomy and the power to change. Your freedom is in your hands and your hands alone – and who would want it any other way?
Good hey.
Cheers Vineeto