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A new beginning
| 10.13 |
The new beginning of self
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| To be free. To be liberated of the old concepts that trapped us. To be more, to no longer not understand. | ||
| This is the second part of self and the fulfillment of the journey so far, as begun with UCA. | ||
| Over the next few chapters,we look for the integration of what has begun into our own sense of self and the choices of living into the future. | ||
| Ego is our accumulated beliefs, our memory. Only when we are free of our beliefs is to be free of ego. But to believe in nothing, without values is to be adrift. | ||
| 10.13.1 | Belief are nothing- values are everything. | |
| Is there any value or idea that is so important to your state of being that you could not imagine living without the value being in place. Is there a value that is so important, you would rather die or be tortured than break? | ||
| That is moral strength- that is alignment. It is beliefs that hold us back | ||
| As you can see, the delicacy of influences and extent of influences challenge our ability to break free, to see the world and life for what it is. Let us recap, the list so that we can see clearly the issues that hold us back. | ||
| 10.13.2 | Beliefs, memories and ego | |
| Beliefs and memory are the repository of ego. As long as we rely on beliefs and memory, ego is present. As long as our mind is focused on beliefs and memory- we are less in the present moment- open to the automated unthinking habits of ego- a small slip of a few minutes and ego can cause the classic memory lapses showing a complete lack of respect to what is around us. | ||
| Beliefs hold us back from the possible. They divide us and constrict us. yet to some, that is all we have. If we consider what we have read in UCA- to say believe nothing is to seemingly throw away everything you have read. Good. Do it. Put UCA away. Don't mention it anymore. It's not relevant unless its relevant | ||
| UCA is just an idea- not a belief. You don't need to believe UCA. yet without belief, maybe there is nothing to hold onto, you would be cutting yourself adrift. This is the challenge. If we stop talking about how wonderful we are, how wonderful the knowledge we have read, then maybe there is nothing left to talk about. | ||
| 10.13.3 | Values are everything | |
| The difference is values- the VIR's- they are uncompromising and unrelenting- they are pure truth- the purest truth there is- the truth of clear non- self in the present moment. To value everything you see- NOW- not some image in the mind, not some ideas of better days. | ||
| 10.13.4 | The test of what values mean | |
| In years gone by, beliefs were held up as things that people were prepared to die for. No belief is worth death- only values. For to believe in a belief is to be dead to the present moment- how can a person make a conscious decision?- they can't. | ||
| Values are those tools of the present moment that link us to UCA. | ||
| The most important are respect, honesty and consistency to respect and honesty. Of all values- the most important value is truth to oneself in the present moment- | ||
| 10.13.5 | When our values are tested. | |
| Would you rather die, or be tortured than lie? | ||
| Of course, 99.9% of the world would say no. One lie can be excused or forgiven for the sake of life. After all, a lie is not nearly as bad as the taking of a life. But is it? Truth of the present moment is uncompromising. Anything, any thought outside of this realm is entering the realm of ego. | ||
| Yet is our commitment to telling the truth is not so fundamental that we buckle under the first sign of pressure, then our values mean less than not following them at all. | ||
| Do you affirm your values each day or put them away- just in case? | ||
| values are living. They need to be affirmed constantly, not put in practice when one feels like it. | ||
| Commitment to values means commitment to values now- to say to your being- "I would rather die than lie" | ||
| 10.13.6 | Truth- This is the key- The truth shall set you free. | |
| Wake up and see that we still lie to ourselves- when we say- one day I will commit to adopting the values- but for now- I battle ego- in my quest to win some battle. There is no battle- the present moment is where ego cannot go. It is exclusively the realm of truth- | ||
| Understand the reason we have traveled this path is to step by step eliminate each and every excuse we each may have to listening to the useless chatter of ego telling us why we can't be aligned- why we find it hard placing value on the people that love us- on showing love and respect- on being honest to ourselves. | ||
| Firstly and foremost, we see ego in all its colours, shades and behaviour as the principle and prime reason we are unable to stay focused and aware of the world as it is. Ego, knowing no conscience, no morals, nor any beneficial focus on our ultimate needs makes no apologies. It continues to squirm and find excuses. | ||
| Then we see the extent of influence that our own thoughts and actions have on our lives- that we think ill, ill happens. That we think and fantasize makes us less and ripples throughout the world, isolating us from what is. | ||
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