We are so
addicted to looking outside ourselves that we have lost access to our inner
being almost completely. We are terrified to look inward, because our culture
has given us no idea of what we will find. We may even think that if we do, we
will be in danger of madness. This is one of the last and most resourceful ploys
of ego to prevent us from discovering our real nature.
So we make our
lives so hectic that we eliminate the slightest risk of looking into ourselves.
Even the idea of meditation can scare people. When they hear the words
egoless or emptiness, they think that experiencing those
states will be like being thrown out the door of a spaceship to float forever in
a dark, chilling void. Nothing could be further from the truth. But in a world
dedicated to distraction, silence and stillness terrify us; we protect ourselves
from them with noise and frantic busyness. Looking into the nature of our mind
is the last thing we would dare to do. ---Rigpa
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