Just a quickie
This is a obligatory post for pee-why since she asked. Teehee.
I really like simple stuff and recently I have found a very easy way to explain the phenomenon of false identification.
So basically, the thoughts, beliefs, feelings and personality (ego) that you have is like the clothes you are wearing now (at least I hope you’re wearing some now). Clothes because you can change them anytime you want. Generally, we don’t take the clothes we possess too seriously and probably wouldn’t go around killing people if they are stolen.
False identification happens when we think that these clothes is actually part of our body. Like our skin or organs. So when someone comes along and violate these clothes, we retaliate since we think they’re actually violating us. Just look at the jihads for a real-life example.
So awareness is key here. Awareness is the first step. Just be aware of how you’re falsely-identified with that which is not You and it’ll drop away.
-Roy
