The mind is at war with itself and with its surroundings.
Your ego consciousness seeks to protect its own existence. In
doing so, it introduces the illusion of massive separation between
you and the rest of the universe. Only by doing this can it preserve
its own existence and value to you. If you should come to realize
your oneness with all of creation, and recognize the presence
of your Higher Self, who stands ready to give you full liberation
from ignorance and illusion, what further use would you have
for the ego?
Through perceiving reality with the powers of everyday consciousness
alone, we have short-changed ourselves. We have fallen short
of all we are capable of and were designed for. Instead of watching
the actors on the stage, we are engrossed with their distorted
shadows on the backdrop curtain. Moreover, ego consciousness
cannot help you with your spiritual quest. The most you can really
do is prepare yourself for the unveiling of truth that will definitely
come when the Higher Self reveals itself in your life. The reason
the everyday consciousness is powerless to assist is because
the spiritual realm is alien to it. It knows nothing of it. The
ego was designed purely for life here on earth, via the uses
of our five conventional senses!
Some Obstacles To Inner Guidance
When it comes time to listen for inner guidance, it is important
that you have no in-built bias against the answer that you may
receive. Realize that you may not know what is in your own best
interest. However, the Higher Self always knows.
There is very little purpose in asking for inner guidance
if there are certain answers that you are unwilling to accept.
Otherwise you are merely seeking justification for what your
conscious mind has already decided upon, or else seeking a boost
to your ego. This has to be more than a mere intellectual gesture.
You have to strive for true openness with yourself. Otherwise,
you will be in danger of merely perpetuating the traps of self-delusion
that have held you thus far.
Often, our questions arise from a lack of control over our
own lives, or a desire to control external circumstances and
people. Most of our doubts and frustrations in life arise from
this direction.
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