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Forget About It

Forget about my self

It’s separating me from everyone else.

Forget about my name

It’s used to identify myself. Such an arbitrary thing - what use is a name to one who is forgetting themselves?

Forget about country and nationality

Mother Earth made me like every other being she made, and she does not know about this separation into different areas and groups. We're like apples on a tree. These borders are imaginary. Forget about them!

Forget about suffering

Life is just one sensation after another. Some sensations may be experienced more intensely than others, at what point is it considered suffering? And who exactly is suffering? Is there something other than the sensation itself? Am I suffering right now?

Forget about the future

Anticipation is distracting and things always go different than imagined anyway. Better to deal with things as they arrive.

Forget about the past

The past does not exist but in our memories. What good is it to cloud the moment with memories? It's done. Forget about it.

Forget about respect

What good can come from stroking the ego? This way or that way. I don't need your respect, it only makes me feel special. Do you need my respect - what does it do for you?

Forget about death

Cast your shell when it’s energy is depleted and see it returned to the source. Who cares about the vessel after having crossed the river? Where will death take me? That's irrelevant until the moment comes. At that point I should be aware of it.

Forget about people I dislike

Identify who I still dislike, find out what it is about me that I dislike in them, dissolve it within myself and then forget about that as well.

Forget about hurt

I forgive others for hurting me and forgive myself for hurting others. Forgiving releases energy-draining connections to the past, each moment I'm cutting one off gives a great energetic boost! Awesome!!

Forget about my friends

Treat everyone with love without singling out a select few. Stay neutral without being attracted to this one or that one.

Forget about wealth

There is no wealth greater than our connection to the source.

Forget about power

Power is an illusion, no one can have power over you nor can you have power over anyone else. The moment one realizes this is a good one.

Forget about control

Control is imaginary and egoistic.The desire to control or be controlled is the desire of affirmation of self as compared to others.

Forget about fame

Fame has no substance.

Forget about fear

Breathe. Return to the moment. Is there anything here and now to be afraid of?

Forget about responsibilities

Always do what intuitively feels like the appropriate action (if any). Everything falls into place.

Forget about right and wrong

Know what is appropriate without labeling it as right or wrong. Who am I to judge? Based on what?

Forget about the plan

The plan is no plan.

Forget about distractions

TV - cellphone - PlayStation - Facebook - twitter. Pixel pushing. Escapism. Get back to reality. What am I trying to escape from?

Forget about truth and reality

Such a subjective perspective. Everyone's reality is different and there is no one truth. Even that is a subjective perspective and ultimately irrelevant.

Forget about all thoughts

They’re in the way.

Forget about everything

Become the empty vessel.

 

I sit and forget

 

 

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Serving the Ancient Tea

How wonderful to get a glimpse of the Course that is connecting all that is, was and yet to be. Experiencing such a moment seems like a unique experience - one that might only be available to a select few and needs to be shared. Of course it is only natural that people who believe they have some unique insight should now instruct others on the method they have used to reach this blessed state of mind.

Nevertheless - a little research goes a long way - the ancient texts are overflowing with useful guidance on how to walk the path and where it might lead you to. The question beckons - do any of these recent books on spirituality really offer more insight or are they just re-hashing the classics for personal gain? Are they just re-heating the ancient tea and serving it as something fresh?

It is true that many books in the classic Taoist Canon are written using old parables and cryptic references that seem to obscure the path rather than clarify. A starting scholar of Taoism will have a hard time finding a "Taoism for Dummies" in the old Canon (DaoZhang). Some people might be drawn to more modern interpretations and ready-to-consume conclusions of Taoist Philosophy rather than go through the effort of researching the classics and comparing interpretations to get a glimpse of the ancient wisdom.

Personally, I attached to various Taoist teachers for some years and followed their guidance in regards to the books to study and the way in which to interpret the classics. The countless conversations with my teachers on topics ranging from the benign to the intricate would direct my practice and forge my thinking and experience.

Theory and Practice

However method you use to study the Tao, one should be aware. True insight comes from looking within (hence the name in-sight) - reading more books on spirituality does not deepen the spiritual experience. After studying the Taoist classics and many discussions and meditations with teachers, one discovers that they ultimately have to let go of all this precious knowledge. The mystic pass cannot be crossed until all the baggage has been convincingly thrown overboard.

In the pursuit of knowledge, the scholar gains something every day. In the pursuit of Tao, the sage looses something every day.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 48

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