Friday, 3 January 2014

Body over mind (the illusion of self)

You are a vessel for your genetic code and this thing inside which you call ‘you’ is a gimmick and an illusion. This isn’t in any way negative - although it is very necessary to accept it as reality in order to lead a fulfilled life.

It is easy to think that you are in control of your body but are you?

If you move your arm you don’t have to think “move” in order for it to work; it just happens. So does that voice in your head have any actual power? Sure you have the ability to take your own life, but is that control? Or is that your body controlling ‘you’?

In fact you are your body. I accept that the decisions I make are, in the end, a product of my nature; which all boils down to the continuity, by reproduction, of the genetic code I carry.

This puts life into perspective for me. It doesn’t take anything away from the wealth of human experience but it does contradict this idea of importance that humanity has imbued itself with.

And spirituality is at the top of the list; the idea that we transcend our physical bodies becomes meaningless and actually gives us a greater purpose.

You are a being that is capable of experiencing pleasure and suffering. Once you understand the root cause of these sensations you can stop kidding yourself that there is fantastical meaning in life; the only meaning comes from nature.


So stop wasting time putting your faith in crap and connect with the world around you.

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