Self Acceptance

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>From Jody (on self acceptance)

 

Partial response from Dan

 

How can we evolve to, or attain

>what is already the case? For me, this concept is a pointing to

>nonevolution, nonbecoming awareneness as "such". Unborn and Uncreated.

>Or, said another way, awareness that is so much, so fully "becoming and

>being" that it "burns up" the being-becoming each instant, is simply

>omnipresent and total at every instant.

>I'm saying this because I think that as consciousness directs its evolution

>in time (which is our ability), it is easy for consciousness to miss its

>Source as self-nature, which is beyond anything that it will ever evolve

>into.

 

Partial response from Harsha

 

We are bound in a way by our concepts, I believe.

>Whether it is the concept of our being adolescence in evolution or whether

>it is a concept of perfection, self-realization etc. Perhaps the point that

>you are making is that if we look at the world around us (and look within

>our own body and mind), we will see human misery, suffering, and anguish.

>Perhaps Jody you are asking that given all this, how can anyone lay a claim

>to self-realization, or knowledge of the truth, etc.

>

 

 

Thanks for responding to my thoughts!

 

I think all individuals have the right to claim self realization and

knowledge of truth at any time-- Self realization as I see it is absence of

denial. Denial is a product of ego trying to protect its validity (or

superiority) So that lack of denial and need to protect ego from judgement

by self and others is to realize self.

 

Self actualization, on the other hand, is to bring the self to its fully

actualized potential. This, of course, is a moment to moment process-- ever

unfolding-- and accelerated by those who work diligently at self

transformation.

 

Perfection, as expressed as a religious concept, is a heavenly illusion

which works to drive individuals toward self actualization through

transformation. Unfortunately, the idea of perfection also causes much lack

of self acceptance. Fantasizing perfect beings and perfect states of being

does serve to drive some on to greater levels of self actualization. Others

simply worship what they see as unattainable...

 

I think we already live in a state of perfection! We continually exist in a

world of perfect evolution and its cognitive octave-- perfect self-directed

transformation. I see a great potential for a great world where everyone

enjoys the present state of their own evolution and works joyously at self

transformation!!! That's my fantasy...

 

Perhaps, being consciously aware of, and influential in our own and our

planet's evolutionary process, self acceptance is as much an illusion as

perfection---Unless--- we accept ourselves as the truly transformable beings

we are!!

 

Still, Jody