Self
A short little reflection on what the self is… or you could say, what it is not…
The ego, is generated from the biological toolkit of the mind. The little voice that narrates our lived experience. It is an adaption to help us thrive and survive. It is me.
I, is a manifestation of energy in present consciousness and through it there is experience. It is the part of our mind that focusses and holds attention. It can direct thought and call upon the ego as a data centre / processor.
Our internal perception of life is formed by I based on our schema of understanding held by the ego.
Both the Ego and I have become essentially a programmed layers that use language.
The Oneself, is the energy behind it all. This is where exists understanding and communication by resonance alone without language.
At a societal level, we cannot full perceive or understand this ability yet as we are not in tune.
Individually though, it is now more widely accessible due to better living conditions and less of a requirement to call on the ego for survival.
The Oneself is not a new thing, it is all there was, all there is, and all that will be.
It is what we are, and what we are a part of.
Until we collectively learn to fully tune into this Tao (or you could say tune out to the Ego), we must individually use mindfulness to create a void.
From the void will manifest the minds perception of the resonance of the Oneself.
The principles of the Mountain Pathway are the principles of the oneself.
Transcend the Ego, to the I, to the Void, to the Oneself.
Enjoy, for now.