The development of the human spirit has three stages. This development begins with separated ego, “me” and ends in the free space of Consciousness.
EGO -The Unconscious Patterns of the Mind
The Ego is the central figure of our personal history, based upon the past and looking into the future. The components of the Ego are thoughts, emotions, memories (with which the person identifies as "my story”), fixed unconscious roles and collective identifications (nationality, religion, etc.). Most people completely identify with these components of the Ego, and for them no self "outside” of this exists.
Our
identification with the Ego makes us therefore somebody, a personality. Since
around us everybody considers the Ego as the most important centre of their
life, we are also brought up by our parents to have a powerful Ego, a
centrepoint in our life, by the time we reach adulthood. That
is why we always watch the other people, we compare and measure ourselves to
them. All that time, we also try to adjust our actions and deeds to the
expectations and opinions of others. We keep dealing with the past and the
future, and we never have sufficient time to stop and notice the immense
illusion behind our life. On
the other hand, our identification with the Ego will be the root of all our
problems and misery.
ALERTNESS - Gate to Infinity
The gateway
leading us to the deeper dimensions of Life is Alertness, which appears as a
result of the release of our attention from the hypnotic state of listening to
our personal story. The new Alertness enables us to learn about ourselves without
identifying with our thoughts and emotions.
What we first experience in this new, alert state beyond our thoughts and emotions is the completeness of existence. In that state all fragmentation disappears from our life, we recognize the inner spaciousness of our existence, our inner happiness and tranqulity. We feel at home in our own skin, and we realize that our alert consciousness is free from all kinds of thoughts and emotions. We then may decide whether we wish to continue to listen to our personal story, or we move further on, towards the quiet foundations of our existence.
What we first experience in this new, alert state beyond our thoughts and emotions is the completeness of existence. In that state all fragmentation disappears from our life, we recognize the inner spaciousness of our existence, our inner happiness and tranqulity. We feel at home in our own skin, and we realize that our alert consciousness is free from all kinds of thoughts and emotions. We then may decide whether we wish to continue to listen to our personal story, or we move further on, towards the quiet foundations of our existence.
CONSCIOUSNESS - Your Spiritual Home
The disappearance of thoughts leaves a gateway open for us towards experiencing real truth. Together with the thoughts, the Ego, the self also disappears, and the truth of I am shines out bright.
Everything will be quiet and peaceful in us. We are beyond all good and evil, we are a mere Consciousness that does not analyze or judge, only contemplates. We realize that the same contemplating soul lives in everybody, so the differences between human beings are only superficial, and deep inside we are all the same. Experiencing that unity will bring us the ecstasy of Life, the perfect joy of Existence.
Everything will be quiet and peaceful in us. We are beyond all good and evil, we are a mere Consciousness that does not analyze or judge, only contemplates. We realize that the same contemplating soul lives in everybody, so the differences between human beings are only superficial, and deep inside we are all the same. Experiencing that unity will bring us the ecstasy of Life, the perfect joy of Existence.
Through the Gate of the Alertness
Leave Behind Yourself
The Unconscious Patterns of the Mind
And Return (Back) to Your Spiritual Home
(C) Frank M. Wanderer, 2013-2016.
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Frank M. Wanderer Ph.D is a professor of psychology, a consciousness researcher and writer.
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Frank is also the author of the following books:- The Revolution of Consciousness: Deconditioning the Programmed Mind
- The Flames of Alertness: Discover the Power of Consciousness!
- The Biggest Obstacle to Enlightenment: How to Escape from the Prison of Mind Games?
- and several other books on consciousness and enlightenment.
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