10-10-2020, 12:36 AM
hmmm on the topic of egoic dissolution. i have tried that my whole life and it caused me great harm. the society we live in today places a great deal of value on the ego and without a strong ego at least in my opinion it is not possible to survive or live at all in this society. i am beginning to think that making use of the fact that we only have to be 51% sto can maybe be quite helpful to those who are forced to live in a toxic environment. i mean monks dont live in cities but they are probably very close to being 99% sto. i dont think that would be possible for them if they lived here. some of them do come here but most of them return to their temple. its like if you were dressed in complete white clothing you couldnt roll yourself in the dirt without getting dirty. you have to live in a clean environment in order for the sun to radiate your clothes and in turn you radiating outward. if you live in the dirt and have to roll around it. your ability to channel and radiate that energy is limited by the amount of mud you are covered in.
think of it as a battle between 7 billion people in the swamp trying to stay afloat. you can fight to stay afloat and keep yourself relatively clear but dirty or you can fight for the top and get all dirty. of course getting out of the swamp and cleaning onself up would solve all problems but the difficulty lies in getting out of it first without getting all dirty in the first place.
i hope that analogy makes sense.
think of it as a battle between 7 billion people in the swamp trying to stay afloat. you can fight to stay afloat and keep yourself relatively clear but dirty or you can fight for the top and get all dirty. of course getting out of the swamp and cleaning onself up would solve all problems but the difficulty lies in getting out of it first without getting all dirty in the first place.
i hope that analogy makes sense.