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Emptiness
Sometimes you don't know what to do; you feel that you want to do something but don't know what. You feel the urge to do something, but you don't know what. Doing nothing and sitting still brings restlessness to your body, restlessness to your head, restlessness to your mind, so it is actually not an option. So you just start tidying and cleaning your house, or call a friend. Yes, seeking distraction is what most of us do. The mobile phone has probably been number one for the last few years. Everywhere you look, most people are on their mobiles, with no eye for the people around them and the environment as a whole. There are probably more people addicted to that thing than we would like to think. But if that distraction isn't enough and that restless feeling persists, we turn to other addictions such as alcohol, drugs, sex, etc., just to stop feeling that feeling. But it feels too unpleasant that we are too afraid to take a good look at it and investigate what it is and where it comes from. Just try doing it.
Most people get the chance for this every day; even if they try their best to stay busy and seek distraction, there are always a few moments when the feeling of emptiness knocks at your door. The more you try not to feel it, the stronger it comes back each time. You don't want to feel it, and by constantly trying to find distractions, you deny that part of yourself. But if you sometimes would take that step and investigate what it is, that unpleasant, restless feeling. Does it feel like you are missing something, a void that you need to fill with something? This is why people constantly try to fill these moments with other activities such as those mentioned earlier, alcohol, drugs, sex, relationships etc. to fill that gap. This is also one of the reasons why many people struggle to be alone.
We think that we are the self of the personality formed from birth. Shaped by our character traits, opinions, and beliefs. We identify with this as the 'I', which feels like who you are. Only that, and nothing more. And what about that emptiness you feel? Why do you keep experiencing it despite doing so many fun things in your life? Could there perhaps be a reason for it being there after all? Just sit down quietly and try not to push it away or seek distraction, but simply let it be there completely. Perhaps you feel a lot of resistance, or become anxious or nervous. Just let it be there completely; think of it this way: what is the worst that can happen? Try to embrace it and identify with it fully. From the perspective of Buddhism, among others, the formed so called self is seen as the ego, and that emptiness is the greater something or nothing. That you must let go of the ego because it is precisely the ego that is the unreal, and it is the emptiness in which everything originates. The mutual interdependence of emptiness implies that everything is interconnected.
You could also change the word emptiness as universe, consciousness, God, or whatever is applicable to you. This is also where everything originates, including your personality or ego, which is not bad in itself or something you should let go of completely, as is sometimes said. But you do see it for what it is.
What it comes down to is that every single day you get the chance to connect with that emptiness that knocks neatly on your door day after day. For most people, this remains very frightening because they fully identify with their ego. And that ego does everything it can to hold its own. The ego loves drama, control, that emotional rollercoaster. And it is very afraid that if you connect with something else, something bigger, then there is a good chance that the entire ego will be seen through and collapse like a house of cards. Of course, I advise you to do this because it can bring you so much beauty and there will actually be a shift in your consciousness.take place. But in the end it’s up to you to make that step.
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