Just Breathe

A status of mine used recently said the following:

"everybody has a true nature - a side of one's self that makes one feel exuberant, fulfilled and content.. be that.. good and bad are only social stigmas.. never let them affect the self that is you..

Life is but a breath - dont force it in or out.."

(That last bit about life being a breath is Buddha's thing, and one of my most favourtie statements as well)

It kinda felt not-right to leave the message as small as the status box.. therefore i decided to make a small post out of it..

We all live in a world where we are not the only beings alive - rather unfortunate i've always thought.. The problem with this is that over time society has developed rules and doctrines that it expects ppl to align to.. So many people, fearing osctraiscm and craving the need to be wanted, force themselves to be limited by this code.. Over time and generations, two things have happened:

• The subservience to society has been passed on generation after generation and has resulted in fear of taking risks becoming a part of people's nature
• The other thing is that the supressed frustrations have also grown over time and lead to individuals who are extremists who break away drastically and create more furor and confusion rather than any good..

Interestingly, there comes a third category of people.. the thinkers + observers.. the ones who fall under neither, but are those who belong to a slightly more evolved kind of consciousness.. A lot of people in the world today belong to this category..

The reason i wanted to write this article was to stress on this.. the members of the third category often force themselves to align with either the first or second kind - please do not!! that would be conscious suicide (hope somebody gets the pun in that)

Every choice has its effects - side effects - consequences - blah blah blah.. Some choices make you a hero.. Some choices make you a legend.. Some choices make you a fool.. Some choices make you die.. But, if the choice you make allows you to be yourself, then the above effects do not matter..

I do not believe in goodness and evil.. Both exist because of the other.. If all our souls are the same, then it doesnt matter if there are good and bad ones.. both are pieces of the same whole..

I look at the concept of karma this way - By doing a 'bad' act, you only hurt yourself.. True since you're all part of the same bloody thing.. how does doing a 'good' thing benefit you? refer above.. there's no bloody difference..

Spirits may be the term given to streams of energy that go from one body to another to atone for past sins.. but I am not the spirit.. the spirit is me, but i am not the spirit.. I am so much more.. how can one spirit's sins affect me when another spirit's blessings absolve me?

I am not a contradiction.. I just am; the contradictions happen on their own.. they form, deform and disappear on their own.. they come and go through existence.. I just am..

Allow me to be, and I be.. Try and force me to change and i'll still be.. what can i change into when i am everything??