With all seriousness... there's a remote chance this could unite someone with the universe, imo.
If it does, don't thank me... thank yourself. You're the one whose words these are ;-).
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A deeper understanding of how the human psyche works helps one to see its inherent falsehoods, and thus to transcend it.
The psyche (self) works in pairs of opposites, and the usual view is that everything has 'self-nature'... every opposite is itself, and never the twain shall meet.
Each side of every pair of opposites is assumed to exist on its own, in isolation, so to speak:
If self dies, others would still be alive and enjoying life and self would be gone. ("other" exists in isolation -- other is other, regardless if self is there).
If all others (and the world they live in) went away, self would be walking the earth in desolation, isolated and alone ("self" exists in isolation -- self is self, regardless if other is there).
If all existence vanished, there would be only non-existence, emptiness, nothingness. ("non-existence" exists in isolation -- non-existence is non-existence, even without existence there).
If only this boring, empty, meaninglessness ended, I would have a life at last, I could truly live ("existence" exists in isolation -- existence is existence, without non-existence there).
I don't have enough new toys... I need to get more STUFF. ("presence" exists in isolation -- presence is presence, even if no absence is there).
I don't have anything, don't care about anything, don't want anything. Something is missing, lacking... my life is empty and unfulfilled. ("absence" exists in isolation -- absence is absence, even if presence isn't around).
See the pattern?
This is the emotional self, the human psyche. It feels real, but it is not real, nor is it based on rationality. It goes far deeper than the surface mind, in fact tends to drive the surface mind.
And it is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of reality.
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Beyond the mind/psyche, where both 'self-nature' and self dissolve, the dualities complementarily equate. They are NOT themselves (today, heheh). They *are each other*.
Let's look at this more closely:
* "You don't know what you've got, until it's gone". Absence is not absence -- it's presence.
No thing is present, unless/until it is absent. Thus, one doesn't ever actually have anything, because you only really "know you had it" when it's gone (ownership/self/gone). If you don't really know what you've got until it's gone, you don't need anything at all (desire/self/gone).
* "I didn't know what I was missing 'til I saw it with my own eyes". "I didn't know how much I needed you 'til I heard your voice". "I just got here... man, how I missed you!" (meaning I feel the lack now). Presence is not presence -- it's absence.
No thing is missing, unless/until it is there. Thus, one cannot ever have anything, because the moment you get it, it is missing (as a desirable, owned thing). If no thing is missing 'til it's THERE, no thing is ever missing. why seek anything? (desire/self/gone).
* "Treat me right". "Don't I look good today"? "What do you think of me NOW?".
Self is not self, it's other. "Self" is an object (body-mind/other) that wants to be looked at, spoken to, well thought of, handled with care, not abused, treated right.
If self is an other (object, bodymind seen by subject(s)) -- *poof*.
I'll forget me if you will. Drop me like a hot potato. Ignore me. Nobody loves me, everybody hates me. Hell, I never liked me either. Time to forget me, this thingamabob that wants admiration, respect, love, service and never gets a goddamn thing... is childish, demanding and empty. IT ISN'T MYSELF. It's an other.
* "You are so beautiful to me". "I think of you day and night". "You're so SELF-righteous". "You're so self-ish". "You're so mean to me, you treat me like (an object). "You think SO highly of yourself, don't you?".
Other is not other, IT'S SELF.
"Other" is a self (non-object) that is loved, is sought out, is self-righteous, can be very self-ish, that I (other/object) want to be respected and liked by, seen by, thought about by and treated well by.
If other (anything 'other' that isn't me, e.g. the universe) is self, is oneself (one Self) -- BOOM.
If it does, don't thank me... thank yourself. You're the one whose words these are ;-).
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A deeper understanding of how the human psyche works helps one to see its inherent falsehoods, and thus to transcend it.
The psyche (self) works in pairs of opposites, and the usual view is that everything has 'self-nature'... every opposite is itself, and never the twain shall meet.
Each side of every pair of opposites is assumed to exist on its own, in isolation, so to speak:
If self dies, others would still be alive and enjoying life and self would be gone. ("other" exists in isolation -- other is other, regardless if self is there).
If all others (and the world they live in) went away, self would be walking the earth in desolation, isolated and alone ("self" exists in isolation -- self is self, regardless if other is there).
If all existence vanished, there would be only non-existence, emptiness, nothingness. ("non-existence" exists in isolation -- non-existence is non-existence, even without existence there).
If only this boring, empty, meaninglessness ended, I would have a life at last, I could truly live ("existence" exists in isolation -- existence is existence, without non-existence there).
I don't have enough new toys... I need to get more STUFF. ("presence" exists in isolation -- presence is presence, even if no absence is there).
I don't have anything, don't care about anything, don't want anything. Something is missing, lacking... my life is empty and unfulfilled. ("absence" exists in isolation -- absence is absence, even if presence isn't around).
See the pattern?
This is the emotional self, the human psyche. It feels real, but it is not real, nor is it based on rationality. It goes far deeper than the surface mind, in fact tends to drive the surface mind.
And it is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of reality.
**********
Beyond the mind/psyche, where both 'self-nature' and self dissolve, the dualities complementarily equate. They are NOT themselves (today, heheh). They *are each other*.
Let's look at this more closely:
* "You don't know what you've got, until it's gone". Absence is not absence -- it's presence.
No thing is present, unless/until it is absent. Thus, one doesn't ever actually have anything, because you only really "know you had it" when it's gone (ownership/self/gone). If you don't really know what you've got until it's gone, you don't need anything at all (desire/self/gone).
* "I didn't know what I was missing 'til I saw it with my own eyes". "I didn't know how much I needed you 'til I heard your voice". "I just got here... man, how I missed you!" (meaning I feel the lack now). Presence is not presence -- it's absence.
No thing is missing, unless/until it is there. Thus, one cannot ever have anything, because the moment you get it, it is missing (as a desirable, owned thing). If no thing is missing 'til it's THERE, no thing is ever missing. why seek anything? (desire/self/gone).
* "Treat me right". "Don't I look good today"? "What do you think of me NOW?".
Self is not self, it's other. "Self" is an object (body-mind/other) that wants to be looked at, spoken to, well thought of, handled with care, not abused, treated right.
If self is an other (object, bodymind seen by subject(s)) -- *poof*.
I'll forget me if you will. Drop me like a hot potato. Ignore me. Nobody loves me, everybody hates me. Hell, I never liked me either. Time to forget me, this thingamabob that wants admiration, respect, love, service and never gets a goddamn thing... is childish, demanding and empty. IT ISN'T MYSELF. It's an other.
* "You are so beautiful to me". "I think of you day and night". "You're so SELF-righteous". "You're so self-ish". "You're so mean to me, you treat me like (an object). "You think SO highly of yourself, don't you?".
Other is not other, IT'S SELF.
"Other" is a self (non-object) that is loved, is sought out, is self-righteous, can be very self-ish, that I (other/object) want to be respected and liked by, seen by, thought about by and treated well by.
If other (anything 'other' that isn't me, e.g. the universe) is self, is oneself (one Self) -- BOOM.