Our Suffering Disappears
The Emergence of Layer 1
“Personal Non-Existence”
(we become so detached, we feel no aloneness)
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the 1st Layer of Personality: "personal non existence"
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Here is Layer 1, the outer most layer of the personality "onion."
What does Layer 1 contain?
All of our everyday "just show up for life" stuff. And all of those times when we just "zone out."
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1st Layer of Personality: "personal non existence" |
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Personal Consciousness Age?
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none "I don't usually feel alone, and even when I do, it's no biggie."
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none "Nothing really bothers me, so I don't usually blame people."
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no one (no one has done anything wrong)
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no one (no one has done anything wrong)
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Innocence I see the innocence in not knowing "(I didn't even know there was an injury.")
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We are all blameless for: not knowing we were injured.
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Urges - Inner Life?
(experiential urges)
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the experience of non-existence
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Urges - Outer Life? (behavioral urges)
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accidents begin to appear
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the desire to understand "aloneness" ends (life loses all meaning)
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| What We Think and Feel? (realms) |
"Realm of Habit"
"the loss of access to the beauty in all things"
(no beauty exists in thoughts, emotions, needs, BLocks, visible suffering, crime, time, or reason)
time exists but does not matter
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What Do We Look Like? (roles)
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uniformity / detachment
uniformed utility worker
anyone zoned out (e.g. watching TV, knitting)
factory worker
dish washer
security guard
house cleaner
sanitation worker
postal worker
UPS driver
maintenance person
anyone bored with their job (e.g. unconscious, parroting teacher)
anyone who is significantly uninterested in learning, healing, loving, and growing
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