The Illogic of Emptiness

It was a small group of men and women and they were discussing how being a member of a group of like thinkers and believers brings about a sense of well being and fellowship. M said that she always felt a sense of peace when around this particular group of people. She believed that it could be attributed to a communal atmosphere of love and respect. C expressed a similar view, he added that the absence of a competitive mind set allowed for a deeper understanding of each other perhaps even on an "astral plane". It was evident that they wished to initiate me into their circle of "sameness". C said that he listened to me speak at another gathering and thought that I would fit in with this group. He asked, " L would you like to comment on anything that has been said tonight"? My response, "Anytime you create in your mind a separation either physical, psychological or both from the rest of humanity you create conflict. It is because the mind creates the ideal of us and them. It is the self that is seeking the divisional activity of defining. And it is very subtle, one may not be intentionally engaging in activities that separate and divide. It is human nature to band together in our search for security and validation. A person has to be aware in the moment of the self that is constantly seeking conformity in what is. Conformity is the beginning of ignorance and illusion. If you are choicelessly and timelessly aware then the outcome will always be freedom. It is the negation of conformity and attachment to the ideal. C said, "But L, would you not agree that a group such as ours is necessary in order to encourage one another in our quest for higher understanding". Yes, come together as friends and discuss, but realize that you are not above illusion, especially in your own circle. One can learn more about the self from those that disagree and even hold you in contempt than from the cookie cutter psychology of so called like minds. If you are truly illuminated then you see yourself in all that is. The world is a reflection of the self. When you truly realize this in the moment then there is a change in you that becomes the change in the world. I am not just speaking in high sounding words of an esoteric nature. It is the reality of the moment if you can look and see without the self that knows, that projects. As such you cease to exist as an entity that threatens, that carries around all those prejudicial opinions. When you touch another it is out of love and understanding, it is the ultimate disarmament. To put a hand of kindness on another no matter how belligerent, disagreeable or opinionated they may be. They will look at you and a calm will come over them. Because they will not be able to define you. You will be the illogic of emptiness.

M said "I don't quite follow, how can you help another by being empty". In such a state you are allowing the moment. In emptiness a person is without a self that is defining. The activity of defining leads to comparison and conclusion. Simply put it means to be without the illusion of a projected self. When you see yourself in the other, that realization becomes the dissipation of the self which is the space between you and the other. The notion of space/time creates duality which is the basis of all conflict. So one must see that when you separate or divide yourself from the other, you create the illusion of duality, all that follows is rift with confusion, conflict and disintegration. So it is important to see that unattachment to ones self created ideals is the door to freedom and ultimately understanding that goes beyond the mind that defines. Psychologically when there is an absence of the self that "knows" then there is an unexplainable peace that comes over you. The mind that is conditioned to react has dissipated.