What you believe is not what you assume

Ram Dass said, "If you think you are so enlightened, go and spend a week with your parents."  Who do you know who recognizes the influence of this relationship on their dreams? To learn what it means to just be yourself is a journey you must take alone.  Reorient your focus with these questions;

1) What you believe is not always the truth.

2) Who defines your functions may not know you.

3) Which perspectives you adopt may be limited.

4) When do you learn what it means to simply be yourself?

Comments

[Eric S.]

An interesting idea for a "self review", kind of bring yourself back to center. Maybe bring the individual back down to ground and help create the anchor.

Very helpful Thanks.

[Liara Covert]

Eric S., each human being gains things from different kinds of self-reflection. Who you thought you were yesterday may be based on beliefs and ideas that no longer resonate. Your idea of creating new anchors invites people to raise the sails of their own ships. To choose to open your mind is to go with the direction of the wind.

[Daphne]

Hi Liara, "go and live with your parents" made me smile. It must be one of the fastest ways to self-knowledge! :)

[Juliet]

Hi Liara

These are questions for which I am only now starting to find some answers. It is incredibly overwhelming to see some of the self-imposed limitations and beliefs as they become revealed.

Four short questions can result in mountains of self-discovery. These are SO important. Thank you for distilling them.

Juliet

[Ian Peatey]

Liara

I just love that quote. No matter how much I believe I've got myself fixed, on top of things and moving towards greater awareness (I hesitate to say 'enlightenment'), a week with my parents is always a superb 'mental health check'. I guess it could be that my mother knows all the right (or 'wrong') buttons to press to get me going and my father is a perfect mirror for me. At the age of 45 I see huge progress ... but still a long way to go.

Ian

[Liara Covert]

Ian, the universe offers humans ways to be humbled. This keeps their feet on the ground (so to speak). To evolve to learn certain people "press your buttons" helps you realize you and many others are in a constant state of repressed tension and fear. Evolving to control tension and fear does not mean you dissolve it. As you realize you were raised in a particular environment, then you become better equipped to work through feelings of lack. As you have what you need, you are slowly accessing the calm within.

As you recognize, parents mirror our deepest soul. Fear of accepting the truth helps to explain why so many young people grow up with the desire to escape their homes. This is the illusion of independence. They often feel uncomfortable returning for brief periods. Why? Beneath the surface, they fear traits in themselves they reject and hesitate to accept. Going home is part of the healing process. It offers insight into your self-healing process.