Dance when no one is watching, Dance when you have a witness, Dance when you are anxious, when glad, again Dance. This is how you become one with HIM.
When this oneness happens, it is visible. You will not have to announce, propagation will not be needed. Your surroundings will begin to change. You will feel the things around transcending with you. Your presence will begin to illuminate every molecule of existence.
Inner cleansing reflects on the Outer
We end up holding the finger, forgetting where it points. We occupy ourselves with processes and theories. Sometimes, we simply need to let life happen to us. We keep going to friends seeking affirmation of our doings, in a way to ensure that we are right.
This righteousness we seek from others is not helping in our journey. Everyone we meet or ever met in our lives is part of this infinite existence. We are co-travelers, our destination is one, however, not the journey. We have different stations to stop by and those stoppages add various experiences in our lives. No external source can quench our thirst for affirmation. Ultimately, this desire for attention leaves us like the notorious child who creates a ruckus at home when we have a visitor.
This child’s sole purpose remains to gain focus and be acknowledged by the guest. Such attention is dangerous as it is a portion of food for our ego.
Psychology of EGO
The ego feeds on the opinion of others. The ego is happy when someone praises us and is saddened by the remarks which are against our image of self. The image that we have for ourselves is a cumulative result of what we heard of ourselves since childhood. Some part of what we hear from others, we start creating our inner self based on them, we act how those ‘others’ expect us to and so the affirmation became of utmost importance.
Pride of being generous, the anger behind compassion, and the visible emotions feed the ego, and the hidden emotions destroy the innocent self.
Silence stands out
We are not in the spiritual world for physical experiences, we are in the physical world for spiritual experiences. Sometimes, we must let life live in us as it is supposed to. Eat when hungry and drink when thirsty, take life playfully and rejoice every moment.
Listen to yourself, see what existence has to offer let the noises around shut and you groove in silence. This will lead to complete acceptance of self, of reality. The moment we begin to feel good about ourselves without the supportive opinion of others, our ego vanishes. Then the real dance happens. You become totally you instead of someone resonating with your opinions about you. Knowing one’s true self is ecstasy. Only you can become one with the creator, not the opinion of you can as it is your pseudo-self.
That very moment is of bliss
Not an ultimate destination though, still a step ahead. Let’s take life one day at a time, celebrate one moment at a time, and prepare for the other in silence.
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