23rd Weekly Thought:

Leaving the comfort zone

Also all kinds of entertainment of the modern world like internet, TV etc. is distracting us from the here and now. We nowadays face a growing number of persons, who are not able to switch of their smartphones … even when they paid a lot of money for a consultation or seminar.

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The moment we started our journey by stopping our outer activities, something strange happened! After a short pause, we thought of all kinds of things we should, wanted to or could do - and we are out of the here and now again! ... And the journey ended before it could really begin!!!

But if we continue with the pause, we notice that we suddenly feel "uncomfortable"; we have left the comfort zone!!!!! It is our ego that feels threatened, as it only arises and exists through the relationship with the outside world (incl. our thoughts). We feel emptiness, boredom, irritation, fear, meaninglessness and uselessness. But it is a deception!

If we continue to pause, we will suddenly feel inner peace and tranquillity and a new and vast freedom will emerge!

WE HAVE ARRIVED IN THE HERE AND NOW!!!

And we notice that we have actually sought - but never found - this "place" with all our previous activities; or if we did, then usually only for a brief moment.

WELCOME HOME!

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