Cornerstone of Awakening – Non-Identification – (1728)

Non-Identification

To be aware constantly and ever more constantly how we lose our identity as consciousness to the varied identities of the various egos, helps us greatly in awakening and maintaining our ‘more awakened state’.

Focus On Identity

It is the cornerstone of our awakening – to not be identified. To not be identified, we must know our identity as consciousness or at least know that our identity is not pain nor desire nor fantasy nor body nor mind nor protest nor any funny ego.

Then the second step is to focus our awareness always on finding out what identity we have in each moment. If it is the consciousness, then we are on track. If it is the ego, then drop it and take back the consciousness.

Thousands of Times

We may have to do this thousands of times and that is fine, each time we do it we awaken. We are in the process of awakening and so wakening means to come out of sleep. So the more we do it the more we are waking up. Don’t worry about maintaining so much the ‘more awakened state’ worry about getting there constantly.

End (1728).