Being Alone

The world that has been created by the conditioned mind of humankind does not value the emerging, unconditioned consciousness. The old mind, the layer upon layer of systems, strategies and conflicts, cannot even recognize the unconditioned mind. It has no value.
There is a point in which the old mind, after going through intense pain, realizes that it does not have the capacity to find happiness, to touch the real. When it has this realization, it knows that it has to come to a complete stop, for a mind that is confused only creates more confusion. This complete stop is not without its ordeals, for the old mind has incredible momentum and energy driving it. It is the mind of all humanity, after all. It is in this space that the feeling of being utterly alone is at its most acute, for the society and the world of humankind continues to move and the one who is at an end has come to a stop. There is an intense temptation and an urgency to re-connect with the society for the feeling of being alone is painful and full of unknown fear, however the fact of the matter remains that to turn back is just turning back into a dead world of empty illusion, utterly devoid of real life. It is the ancient myth of leaving the Underworld where the one who is leaving is told that they cannot look back, or they will be trapped forever within the dark, empty depths. The one has to walk forward and not listen to the calls and cries telling them to turn back. They must leave it without a shred of hesitancy or doubt.
It is the realm in between where one is utterly alone that is the challenge, the shedding of the skin, the transformation.