Wise words, brother.
The identity might be a word that means different things to each and one of us. What we mean sometimes by that word is "who" we are. And "loosing identity" becomes frightening if we no longer recognize ourselves. But what I perceive as identity is the current way the self experiencing and interprets the outside and inside worlds. The "true" identity is not that. THAT identity is the core of your Being and can be found in meditations. So actually what you changing is your current view and way of how to look and interpret, not the core of your Being/who you are.
Honesty is crucial. When I stopped dodging inconvenient thoughts and feelings then the process became somewhat automatic and fast, handing over the tools for the next step. Desire to manifest the spirit (or aspects of it useful in this lifetime) is what I see as a driving force on this road (what you call "passion to move"). I agree with you regarding "not controlling". Control of the self is something we acquire before we wake up, and is difficult to release due its automatic function to protect the self (from the self).
(01-31-2011, 10:05 PM)AppleSeed Wrote: Maybe "change of identity" is closer to what happens than "loss of identity"? You gain some, you lose some -- gradually. Once when I turned away because of fear of loss of identity, I was given a vision of myself merging with another being. There was no loss, only gain.
The identity might be a word that means different things to each and one of us. What we mean sometimes by that word is "who" we are. And "loosing identity" becomes frightening if we no longer recognize ourselves. But what I perceive as identity is the current way the self experiencing and interprets the outside and inside worlds. The "true" identity is not that. THAT identity is the core of your Being and can be found in meditations. So actually what you changing is your current view and way of how to look and interpret, not the core of your Being/who you are.
(01-31-2011, 10:05 PM)AppleSeed Wrote: Then again, I'm probably too busy enjoying the flowers along the side of the road to be really anxious to get the process sped up. My feeling is that if it takes a lot of discipline, then there's some lack of honesty in the path. If the passion to move quicker is there, then the work requires less discipline, or rather, the discipline is a joy, a choice, and not controlling.
Honesty is crucial. When I stopped dodging inconvenient thoughts and feelings then the process became somewhat automatic and fast, handing over the tools for the next step. Desire to manifest the spirit (or aspects of it useful in this lifetime) is what I see as a driving force on this road (what you call "passion to move"). I agree with you regarding "not controlling". Control of the self is something we acquire before we wake up, and is difficult to release due its automatic function to protect the self (from the self).