The Shift of Identity (Excerpt)

“No matter what identity we cling to, it takes great courage to step out of the old masks we wear and the old scripts that we live by, and open ourselves to the mysterious inner core of our being.” ~ Adyashanti

I love your stories & teaching 🙏🏻 the encounter with the old man served the purpose both directions. He had an aversion to Buddha as well so his reaction is part of his anti-Buddhist identity

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Lovely story!

Thanks again Adhya

So right! Even experienced this myself!

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When u dream different...some different comes out...its rather that simple. As its said: The mind creates what is....whatever play u play.

If you meet the Buddha on the road, let him pierce your identity

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Robin Williams had a joke like that, punchline was I knew Gandhi he was a jackass

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Are we in control of whether this shift happens or not? Is letting go a conscious thing that someone can do?

beautiful story. Thank you strange guy

I have come to put into my map of reality that there are as many paths to enlightenment as there are sentient beings. And god (God, Vishnu, Great Spirit, Dao, Tao, Allah, etc) would have it no other way. Could have it no other way. And anyone teaching that a specific way of meditation, orientation, ritual, understanding or lack of understanding is nothing more than identity. Not a bad thing. Just a thing. It is my way of remembering that everything is a sacred expression of the divine. Then i forget again and look upon a broken and self destructive human civilization and feel sad.

So why did he feel that way about Buddha?

I get the part concerning your Buddhist identity. That’s good. Are you assuming though that this was his intention ? If not then the question is why was Buddha an asshole ?

Sounds like a Jed McKenna comment. “Buddha was an asshole.”

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