Sunday, February 19, 2023

Escapism

Bullshit will never wake you up: finding your true eternal self, loving yourself, being successful, living in the never-ending present, positive thinking, non-duality, having faith in Jesus Christ or the prophet Muhammed, being saved by some crazy evangelical pastor or some nutty spiritual teacher from California.

Lying to yourself and others will never bring about healing. Eventually, you will have to deal with yourself. Chasing rainbows is a lost cause. Yoga, breathing exercises, and jogging are like kicking the can down the street.

Why is it so damn hard for you to simply be what you are, a human being among billions of other bewildered human beings? Why do you so desperately have to pretend that you are someone else? Why are you so eager to jump on a bandwagon, any bandwagon? Or do you flee into the online world, the virtual reality? Are you sick and tired of yourself; are you afraid that you might be the boogeyman?