Who we are really doesn't need to be fixed and so what this means is that if we are trying to fix ourselves then what we're trying to fix isn't us. It's some kind of idea, some kind of a...
When we force pseudo-being into existence (by insisting, by controlling, by 'bearing down heavily on things') we also create - as an unwanted by-product - toxic pain. Strictly speaking, it's simply pain that we are creating, without any toxicity, but...
Pain or discomfort puts us under pressure to create the self – it sorely tempts us to create the self. As soon as we create a self this provides with what looks like a ‘way out’ – or at least...