Transformation or Entertainment?

How does one become transformed through realization of the true self? One tends to change ones outward habits and activities in an attempt to change the inner. As has been said one lives on the surface so one may change surface appearances and attitudes to try and effect inner change. But what is the motivation behind the will to change? Is it to accomplish or reach some goal that one perceives as the higher self? Self motivation always ends in the projection of that which one seeks. The problem is the self that is seeking. The self as identification seeks its ideal, which is its accumulated knowledge as projected reality.

One follows a method or a personality which has the outward appearance of having attained a measure of that which one seeks. But the self is not really looking to be changed. The self seeks conformity with its beliefs not change. Conformity is the affirmation of the continuity of self. One may read a book or listen to a speaker and understand only according to ones projected ideal. If it fits it becomes part of the self, if it does not it is rejected. The self is really just seeking a distraction a kind of entertainment. Most deem themselves to be very serious about seeking a path to the higher self. But they are in darkness because they have not realized the true self. Just the fact that they are seeking anything is a hindrance to transformation. One must come upon the realization that the movement of thought and illusion of self are one in the same. To be aware of thoughts movement from moment to moment is the dissipation of self and the realization of truth.

One is either transformed or one is entertained. The self seeks entertainment and distraction through various forms of religious practice or in any number of new age formulations. Engaging in these functions is no different than attending a sports function or the theater. That which is the self seeks the distraction of that which most satisfies and conforms to ones projected image. Entertainment is escape from what is. Transformation is living in the absolute moment, in the truth of the reality of what is. One can live in the illusion of a projected self or one can live in the reality of the moment and realize the true self.