We first viewed a video of the inspirational speaker Louise Hays then followed by a quick demonstration of Acupuncture, tapping points on the body without needles. Not too impressed but you never know it can't harm. We then watched a tribute to a man who is now no longer with us after a lifetime of seeking. Quite sad but uplifting to see the strength of the human spirit.We then reviewed the following.
Do you truly know who you are?
It seems the mind can comprehend everything except for the mind itself. Yet, in essence the mind is all that is, therefore without knowing your mind you know nothing. He who knows others is learned; He who knows himself is wise. -- Lao-tzu, Tao te Ching Life is simply the process, or journey, of knowing yourself. The ultimate reason for life is self-discovery. Yet, many people spend their entire lives getting farther and farther away from their own true, inner nature. Most people are constantly distorting their own idea of themselves, only because they do not know what they truly are.
They are not even aware that this identity they hold of themselves is false. The self that you must come to know is not an artificial creation of the mind. Rather it is the mind itself. We go through life projecting who we think we are. Even though you may have lived your entire life thinking of yourself as a false identity, you still have your inherent power to come to know yourself. In fact, we must all eventually come to know our own true inner nature. Most people spend their entire lives running away from their true selves, only to come crashing back to knowing themselves through the transition that we call death. As a side note, your false self is the only thing that dies in death. It is the reason we fear death, because our true selves are unknown. All we know is our false self and we know that one day we will lose this false sense of self. On the other hand, the true self cannot possibly die, nor could it ever be born. It has always been. The true self is the Infinite Being at the heart of your soul. It is your Essence. God has always been a symbol of the true self. Modern society is made up of distractions.
These distractions consume our lives. They ensure that we remain oblivious to our true inner nature. Almost every pastime or activity that you can name is a distraction! This even includes working and accomplishing goals (when the purpose of the accomplishment is not the process of accomplishing the goal, but the reason behind it is to get you somewhere you think you want to go). Even most spiritual growth or personal development information is a distraction. When you are holding a false sense of self, this information feeds it. Although, these distractions may help to give you clues as to your true nature, they cannot directly trigger self-realization. The only source of truth you have in your life is your own inner nature. Although these information products may guide you, the path to knowing yourself is a personal and intimate journey.
