Waking up is like breaking the hold of gravity.
There is a weightlessness when we break free of the constraints of the self.
The ego is heaviness. It is dense. It drags us down and keeps us anchored to the past.
Joy is buoyancy. Peace is an experience of being in a zero point. Bliss is directionless.
What does it take to break free of the heavy, problematic ego?
There are ways that it occupies our minds, keeps us thinking about how to solve its endless problems, worrying about the future, reacting to situations. Letting go of these is the role of vigilant awareness.
What does it take?
It takes weeding the garden of our minds so that something beyond it can grow. That is meditation.
Then there is the deep, hidden unconscious stuff that bubbles up and is the most powerful parts of the ego. The stored hurts that come at us like a volcano or and earthquake. When these arrive, hopefully there is enough energy in awareness to ride it out and watch it pass.
At some point escape velocity happens and we enter space. The space in which all things exist.
At that point, words don't make much sense.
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