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understanding true confidence in how to achieve it the Dalai Lama says that
nothing can ever be accomplished without confidence in yourself but which self
should you have confidence in your personality your abilities your
intelligence or is there something greater to put your trust and confidence
in there is plenty of information around about the law of attraction where you
can achieve all your dreams and desires through setting your intentions
attention and states of mind to attract what you want easily also modern
psychology can pep you up with solutions of a healthy ego that sets reasonable
goals or maybe you're a Tony Robbins fan so belief in yourself becomes almost
religious in the sheer power of single pointed motivation to obtain what you
want is all that is necessary I do not want to misrepresent any of these
systems of confidence because they all have their relative value and benefits
but they all contain the seeds of their own demise why because they all require
effort the maintenance of your vibration or the feeding of your healthy ego or
the sustaining of your enthusiasm Eastern philosophy upholds the idea that
nothing you build can last everything that is created will be destroyed and
nothing in this world will bring you any lasting satisfaction you can just keep
setting new goals and adjusting your attitude again and again but is there
another way another way to confidence maybe there's something more ultimate
like God Allah or Buddha that can be relied on with perfect confidence
there is a good case that people who have faith and confidence in these
things have a lasting happiness and peace that is more sustainable and
reliable than worldly egos or enthusiasm but I contend that most of this is based
on a healthy religious ego another type of ego which is just more beliefs a
construction of fake confidence built on the foundations of concepts and ideas
this is why in Zen there is a saying if you see Buddha in the street kill him
this popular Zen saying points to destroying any concept of something
outside of yourself that can be relied on what is true confidence we are told
we need confidence to succeed but is our understanding of it all wrong
so this brings me to what I would like to introduce you to that can be relied
on that can bring a fearless confidence in a way of being that is available to
everyone regardless of what country you are from what religious background you
have or how much money you earn this is the universal confidence of discovering
your own consciousness with all its miraculous qualities since I have just
somewhat criticized religions I would like to mention these teachings referred
to as the perennial philosophy are found sometimes hidden or secret within all
the major religious teachings of the world and discovering or uncovering this
hidden truth is the key to unshakable confidence in the goal of meditation
perennial philosophy in the true-self the perennial philosophy points to a
true self which when contacted heralds the dawning of a new identity a new
understanding of who you are in an unshakable confidence this is not an
arrogant type of confidence that believes it can achieve all goals or
have whatever it wants on the contrary it is a humble confidence that realizes
deeply the futility and vanity of reaching for fulfillment within the
temporary appearances of the world a humility built on a grandmother like
wisdom that knows the temporary and fleeting nature of things this is not
depressing instead it is liberating and deeply realizes the value of each sunset
each smile from another human being and the richness of every day each day is
seen as more precious than ever and should never be taken for granted
because it simply will not last it is a confidence in the already complete
eternal present moment the only place happiness and fulfillment can ever be
found the type of confidence I am alluding to ironically starts with a
giving up or surrendering this surrender is called renouncing worldly affairs
which is giving up the temporary and unreliable fluctuations of goal
achieving happiness for the lasting and greater happiness available from knowing
who you really are in the present moment humble confidence true confidence has
humility and realizes the temporary nature of all things so who are you the
first thing I can say is who you are not and very simply this means you are not
who you think you are thoughts are just ideas in your imagination they are not
real thoughts about who you are as a person are usually based on arbitrary
things like your job sexual orientation country of birth or particular talents
all these things are temporary conditions labeled by thought with no
lasting truth to them surrendering these thoughts of yourself is the first stage
of meditation when you are taught to just watch your breath and not take your
thoughts seriously let them come and let them go they are of no significance to
your real and lasting identity try it pause right now and contemplate who are
you in this moment if you do not believe your thoughts okay so this blog is going
a little bit longer than I hope so I will cut to the chase who are you really
spoiler alert you are an eternal unbounded consciousness that is the
primary and fundamental source of the universe that means from this
perspective our body's brains and everything else comes out of this
consciousness like a wave coming out of the ocean rather than the other way
around before you argue you must understand
that modern science including neuroscience has not yet explained their
theory that consciousness arises from the brain and nervous system it is still
a mystery to them and known as the hard problem of consciousness mystics and
contemplatives on the other hand have been telling us for millennia that our
true selves are an unbounded consciousness imbued with intuitive
intelligence unconditional love and immeasurable bliss and joy in Buddhism
it is called Buddha nature and it is taught that this nature is already
perfect enlightened and complete with positive qualities the goal of all
Buddhist schools is to realize this nature we are consciousness our body's
brains and everything else comes out of this consciousness a universal self self
realized beings have told us that worldly happiness pales in comparison to
the self realization of consciousness and the East's ideas of liberation and
enlightenment are founded on realizing this universal truth for yourself
unfortunately this realization is egos biggest disappointment it is not a
personal self but a universal self shared by every living being
you are not better than anyone else you are just a reflection of this divine
self within the conditions of the world the term namaste the divine light and me
recognizes the divine light in you is a great way to remember this when you meet
others this consciousness or open awareness I am pointing to his fearless
what Zen masters call indomitable which means it is not moved or swept away by
present circumstances it is indestructible like the sky and
contacting this inner space can bring tremendous courage and fortitude into
our lives the realization that the passing weather can never harm the sky
is just like how passing thoughts and emotions no matter how strong can never
harm your true inner sky life conscious self your true self or open awareness
does not come and go you do not create this awareness in meditation you cannot
make it better and you cannot harm it either it is at the heart of all
experiences it is here right now it is the open space that is allowing you to
read this blog it is the effortless ground of your being the unchanging
presence that has been with you all your life as Deepak Chopra explains
meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet it is a way of entering into
the quiet that is already there buried under the fifty thousand thoughts the
average person thinks every day thoughts and emotions are like passing weather
thoughts don't affect our true conscious selves just as the weather doesn't
affect the sky the unstable confidence Zen master bankais calls it the great
unborn because it does not arise newly or from causes it has always been there
it is what the Big Bang emerged from it has never been born in the normal sense
and therefore it can never die it is the only thing like it everything else will
be born and will die and cannot be relied on if you try and gain confidence
in anything else it will be unstable and unreliable another metaphor is your true
self is like the calm stillness in the center of a storm or tornado even when
chaos is swirling around us there is a calm Center a quiet place within that
always has a cheeky inner smile and knowing that this too shall pass
consciousness has a quality of watching and noticing without reacting or being
affected we could simply call this awareness being aware of things without
reacting is a doorway into this consciousness in a major style of
meditation as taught by many traditions as our show says
just keep on being more and more aware and you will be amazed at how your life
will transform there is so much philosophy to discuss about this
unbounded consciousness hopefully I have pointed toward it enough to give you a
glimpse just by reading my words but there is no substitute for the self
realization of contacting this naturally clear and unbounded consciousness
through meditation I would like to conclude with a meditation method for
discovering your true self this method points to and notices three qualities of
consciousness as the ultimate refuge for everyone the three qualities are
stillness silence and space this is a very simple and effective method to
contact this ever-present consciousness however there are many different paths
to self-discovery unbounded consciousness be relaxed in the now to
connect with your natural self your unbounded consciousness contacting
unbounded consciousness try this right now
one sit still to be quiet no matter what noises are around you be quiet
three allow thoughts the space to move through your mind without reacting to
them notice these three things being still being silent and being spacious
notice they are qualities that are already present within you they are you
contacting these three qualities allows you a refuge from fear and suffering at
all times even when you are moving making noise and thinking the underlying
fabric that allows these things to happen is inner stillness silence and
space this empowers an incredible self-confidence you don't have to do
anything or avoid anything to be confident simply find confidence in
being you sit still in silent and just be for a short while just be without
trying to change anything just sit just breathe
and just be your natural self you are already complete and fulfilled and this
can never be taken from you what is there to fear this is what can be relied
on being relaxed in the now with unshakable confidence in your natural
self unbounded consciousness
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