[melanie]

Originally Posted by Drifter

What most creatures [humans especially, are no different]do no realize is that they are not the image or the reflection in the mirror. The Primal, and it is "a persistent one", illusion. Neti Neti

Beautiful ..Can You Say "DETACHMENT"?

It is the mis-identification and mis-placed "self" love that causes our grief. We must learn to Love our Detached "Higher Self" that is our everlasting beauty and sustenance, our "essential Self", our "Essence".

This "waking life" is a pretty present with a lovely bow/now but the gift . . . . is inside the box . . .

"Happy-ing-ness"

May you find it now . . .

Drifter, ..this reminds of the rumi poem ...

"With God, two I's cannot find room. You say I and He says I.
Either you die before Him, or let Him die before you; then duality will not remain.
But it is impossible for Him to die, either subjectively or objectively, since He is the Living God,
the Undying (Koran 25:5. He possesses such Gentleness that were it possible, He would die for you so that duality might vanish.
But since it is impossible for Him to die, you die,
so that He may manifest Himself to you and duality may vanish."

~ Rumi