Stoic vs. clear
Monday, February 25th, 2008It is interesting how delusion and clarity sometimes look similar to each other, at least on the surface.
For instance, if I don’t seem too rattled by a certain experience, it can be interpreted as stoic or coming from clarity.
But there is of course a big difference under the surface.
In the first case, I come from a belief, and resist experience and the truth in the reversals of the initial belief. I tell myself I have to be strong, or not show emotions, so I resist whatever I am experiencing, and am not receptive to the truths in the reversals of that particular story.
In the second case, I fully allow experience and the truths in the reversals of whatever stories apply to the situation. I am not at war with what is, but come from clarity.
