Q: I feel insecure about who I am. I often think I should be a better
person. I feel like no one is interested in who I am. Is there a way
to deal with this? A: You are referring to a very deep issue. It is good that you are working with something so deep. I call it the confluence of self-consciousness and fear. It is good to resolve this issue. To resolve this is to resolve the source of conflict in the world. Attend to the confluence of self-consciousness and fear whenever it arises. Then love it because we all share it: it binds us all together. This kind of love is called compassion for oneself and others. Then love it further, until it breaks up into flowing freedom. This kind of love is called wisdom that transcends oneself and others. The issue that you are dealing with is an excellent way to cultivate wisdom and compassion. The cultivation of compassion and wisdom, simple as is seems, is the end of conflict in the world. To find compassion and wisdom requires action. It requires great strength, great courage, great concentration, great openness. It is peace itself. Peace is active and powerful. If we find compassion and wisdom, we will find peace circulating within our own body. We will become confident, and our actions will resolve conflict. If we do not find compassion and wisdom, then we will not develop great strength, great courage, great concentration, great openness. Peace will not circulate within our bodies, and we will be passive and weak. We will become frightened, and our actions will be the cause of conflict through no fault of our own. Just attend to the confluence of self-consciousness and fear whenever it arises. Then love it because we all share it: it binds us all together. This kind of love is called compassion for oneself and others. Then love it further, until it breaks up into flowing freedom. This kind of love is called wisdom that transcends oneself and others. Resolve this issue, and hold peace in your own hands. |
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