Erasing Self-Importance

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In Advaitatozen

KIp wrote:

 

" While observing the quirks of self-importance, and the homogeneous

way it contaminates absolutely everybody, the seers have divided human

beings into three categories which Don Juan gave the most ridiculous

names he could think of; the urines, the farts, and the vomits. We all

fit into one of them.

 

" The urines are characterized by their servility; they are toady,

sticky, and cloying. They are the people who always want to do you a

favour; they take care of you, they hold you back, they pamper you;

they have so much compassion ! In that way they hide the underlying

reality: They are incapable of taking an initiative, and can never do

anything by themselves. They need another person's command to feel

that they are doing something. And, unfortunately for them, they

assume that others are as kind as they are; and because of that they

are always hurt, disappointed, and tearful.

 

The farts, on the other hand, are the opposite. Irritating, mean and

self-sufficient, they constantly impose themselves and interfere. Once

they get hold of you, they won't leave you alone. They are the most

unpleasant people you'll ever meet. If you are calm, the fart will

arrive and wind you up and pull you in, and use you as much as

possible. They have a natural gift as teachers and humanity's leaders.

They are the kind who kill to stay in power.

 

The vomits are in-between these two categories. As neutrals, they are

neither imposing nor will they be led. They are show-offs,

ostentatious, and exhibitionistic. They give you the impression that

they are something great, but in actual fact they are nothing. It's

all boast. They are caricatures of people who believe too much in

themselves, but, if you don't pay any attention to them, they are

undone by their insignificance.

 

Encounters with the Nagual, Armando Torres

 

(PART 1 A ROMANCE WITH KNOWLEDGE 2 Self Importance)