Separation: Separating the Consciousness – (1594)

Introduction

This is the second step to do with using our consciousness or remaining as awake as we can be or keeping our consciousness active.

Separating

This step is where we really free or detach our consciousness from the influence of eh ego and the subconscious.

Here we notice a distinct separation, there is a part of our awareness distinct and separate from the activities of the ego in our psychology.

We can feel ourselves to be in our awareness and then we can look down upon on the ego processing itself in our psychology, i.e. in our mind and subconsciousness.

How is it Done

Separating the consciousness is done via attention. As soon as we subtract our attention from the egoic processes we are starting to separate our consciousness. Our consciousness always follows our attention.

If our attention is removed from the ego and placed onto awareness itself, we are almost done. We have to keep it there.

A Major Help

Knowing that an ego is present is also a major help. Knowing about the ego, its nature, how it will soon pass, how it is mechanical, what it wants, how dissatisfying it is etc. all helps us to remove our attention from it. Knowing that we are alright without it helps immensely and allows us the umpf to separate our consciousness from it, so that it can’t make what we have of consciousness to fall asleep.

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