There are many people who have lost weight. So if you say Im fat, this cant be true. There is no way that fat is who you are because you can change it and still exist. When we say I am and then follow it with anything, we develop an attachment to being that thing. When people say I am broke they do the same thing. They make their identity, their existence, etc, being a broke person. If you say I am fat or I am broke or I am depressed or I am with this person or anything else, you are subtly creating an identity that this is WHO you are. When this happens, we are creating a situation where you will be horrified to change it. If who you are is a broke person, you will not accept money, because you will no longer have that identity. You becoming rich would be death of who you are and the ego is here to protect you from death. This is often why people defend themselves when you want to show them that they can be happy, do more, be healthy, make more money. In their minds, you are trying to kill them. This also works the other way too. If you say I am rich! you are attaching to that concept and when the money goes away, you go away too. I have forgotten this many times, but I know that the only thing I am is this moment. Understanding this is the first part of me being able to move in any direction as fast as I would like. Anything else is an identity that I would have to fight against.
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 16:35:29 +0000