8d • General discussion
Addition to emptiness and connecting
We are all unique in who we are, or so it is always said. But is this really true? As described in earlier posts about being stuck in the ego and emptiness, the so-called ‘self’ has been discussed: what is it and how is it formed. We often seek out people around us with whom we share the same views, interests, etc. And we connect with them through a more similar energy or, conversely, a more opposite one, so that the other can fill our shortcomings. We form our groups with more like-minded people. This sounds logical, self-evident, and authentic, and creates connection. Which, on the one hand, it is, but if we look a little further and deeper, it turns out not to be the case at all. For those shared interests, views, etc., stem from the formed 'self', the ego, with all our formed opinions, views, and preferences. So, we are actually connecting at the level of the formed ‘self’, the ego, the untrue self. So, how pure and authentic is it really?
If we then look back at the concept of emptiness. That which is within each of us and which is the same within each of us. That from which everything originates: the piece of the universe, God, consciousness within us. The empty vessel with which you are born as a baby, pure and completely blank. That which connects us all and everything on a very deep level. Connecting based on ego is, of course, very pleasant on a more superficial level. But on a deeper level, this simultaneously causes separation. Separation from yourself, but also separation from everything else. If you extend this to your environment and on a global level, you quickly see the consequences: being different, forming groups, making distinctions based on views, opinions, preferences, appearance, etc. And the suffering this causes in the world.
Connecting with people from and with that emptiness, that is where the deepest and purest connection takes place. When you meet someone, try to look beyond the formed ‘ego’ and try to see the pure emptiness of yourself in the other.
I won't say that you shouldn't connect with more like-minded people or that this is bad. But I do ask that you continue to connect with others and be aware that ultimately we are all the same. That by consciously continuing to connect from that emptiness, this will help us further to improve the world.
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Addition to emptiness and connecting
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