JOHN MCINTOSH
The mind, which is an emanation of thought [not the other way around], represents for most, the entity called ‘me’ … together with the body. But the mind is simply a ‘collection of thoughts’ [memories (past) and imagination (future)]. These thoughts are constantly changing, which are called opinions, beliefs and perspectives. Inevitably, this means this made-up ‘me’ entity is also changing from moment to moment. It all begins when Consciousness accepts an ‘idea’ called ‘separation’ … the possibility that IT is ‘not’ ONE SELF.
This state of ONE-Awareness may be called HOME. If this illusory idea that separation is departed from, the seamless, boundless, unbroken awareness of the ONE SELF You Really Are returns. IT does not somehow ‘evolve’ out of this false identity called ‘me’ since it is NOT Real. IT simply IS, never changing – YOU. The ‘direct route HOME therefore is the elimination of this ‘me’ entity.
Through Self Inquiry [Who am I?], this false self is ‘exposed’ [not somehow ‘figured out’] and gradually ‘withdraws’ back into Consciousness, which ‘is’ Emptiness with infinite potential. If one adds Surrender [saying YES to ‘What Is’ – which does NOT necessarily mean agreeing with it] … the suffering that emanates from ‘resistance’, dissolves, [not pain, but suffering, which is a very different experience].
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SELF DISCOVERY books by John McIntosh
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