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RE: The TAO of STEEM - Part 2: Even the end is just a new beginning
Excellent choice of quotes. I especially liked last one - I should write it down, can be useful next time when somebody will accuse me of spending too much time in my room (it happened to me some time ago).
About being yourself and being ordinary...I believe these are two different things. Does that thing we call ,,ordinary human being'' even exists anyway? How does it look like? What's it's name? How old is it?
Maybe it is somewhere there, but I'm sure that I have nothing to do with it. If that defies teachings of TAO...well, it only one rule from ten - I can live with that.
One of my former "spiritual teacher" Stephen Wolisnky, who is a direct disciple of Nisargadatta Maharaj, was once asked how do you realize, when you are nesting (=being attached) in a spiritual state (also often called "spiritual trance") and he answered: Simple, when you feel special in any way.
So feeling beyond, transcended or "on a bigger mission" are all spiritual states/trances. This is what "being ordinary" really means to me. Being whatever you are, without any need to know what that is - and yes, even calling it ordinary is to be dropped, when used in a way to feel special.(as in: I´m special in my ordinariness)
Great questions! Thank you for bringing this up and your kind words, that I really appreciate! ❤️