Trying to fix our reflection in the mirror

If you want to feel more meaning in life, you’re on a spiritual journey

You may try meditation, or mindfulness. A retreat or two

It will save you much time and stress if you know the limitations of what’s possible on this journey

Don’t get caught up chasing non-existent goals

You can avoid frustration and disappointment by accepting that life exists in polarity

To know and experience something, the mind contrasts it against what it is not

The most profound example of this is “I”

To know who you are, your identity contrasts against everything you are not.

That means your body is “I” and everything else is “not I”

In other words, you are a human body wrapped in skin.

YET

There is a part of us that knows everything that is “not I”.

Remember the law of polarity?

You can only know what you are against a backdrop of everything you are not.

You also know that. Get it?

On the physical level, you are a person/body. On another, deeper level you are that which knows the body, AND everything that is NOT that body.

To conclude, there are two levels of life –

1) the physical, and

2) the knowing part, or consciousness

You are both

Why is this relevant?

If you seek meaning and satisfaction only on the physical level, you are neglecting the fundamental aspect -- consciousness

Working only on the physical (your body, possessions etc) is like trying to fix your reflection in a mirror

Real impact occurs when you work on the deeper YOU which is consciousness

How do we do that?

Come back tomorrow :)

Have a great day

When I was feeling confused and lost in the world I needed hope, autonomy and understanding. These daily emails are meant for that young human struggling in the challenging game of life

They should take you less than 30 seconds to read

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