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Originally Posted by wolfgang  I forget this, thanks. I am one to quickly say taht someone who is down on them selves is actually being self absorbed - egotistical. |
Yup, but that's the last thing someone who's down on themselves wants to hear!
When people start talking about enlightenment, they sort of lose me, because everyone seems to have their own individual sense of what that word means.
I really like Tolle's description of awakening or enlightenment, though: Being fully present and accepting in the moment, being aware of the consciousness (the essential "me") that is aware that it is thinking, and not collapsing the two together. Well, he says it better than I do.
This deepest, timeless 'me' consciousness doesn't bother with high or low self-esteem, because when I'm able to be present and accepting, there is only Being. Have to keep reminding myself! That deepest, timeless 'me' is aware that there's no need to judge the trappings of this physical life -- there is no
real "mine" -- only the experience of Now. So there's no need to judge myself or anyone else. Of course I have preferences! Boy, you should read Byron Katie talk about being accepting -- she goes wayyyy farther with accepting than I can easily get my head around!