Елена Русанова – Life and love in different dimensions (страница 2)
There's always so much mental noise - news, television, events, radio, rumors, gossip, newspapers, opinions, and so on. All of this surrounds our lives like a prickly blanket we can't remove, because we think we'll freeze without it, and life will lose its meaning.
Rituals and traditions
Again, to stay within the familiar and not stray beyond it, this means constantly following outwardly accepted norms, traditions, rituals, and approaches, just like everyone else. Public holidays, feasts, alcohol, lots of food. It's precisely this and nothing else. It's not always easy to explain why it's accepted this way, but one simply wants to remain within a clear picture of the world order and not stray beyond it. The familiar picture is "sewn" into the deep layers of consciousness and the subconscious at a neural level, when, for example, ritualized viewing of films or speeches/news on television provides a sense of security.
Masks and roles
We are and identify ourselves as someone depending on the program we're in - student, pensioner, executive, mother, wealthy, investor, politician, honest citizen, and so on. We wear these masks and never take them off because we don't know who's behind them, or we're afraid to look. We can change masks depending on our desires and aspirations, for example, from student to executive to successful businessman. For a very long time, I was haunted by the masks of "athlete, straight and simply beautiful," then effective manager, entrepreneur, and so on, until all these masks crumbled into oblivion, and I found myself at the bottom of yet another series of exams and transitions.
Life within the Ego
In short, Ego is our “picture of ourselves”. What we think about ourselves: "Am I worthy or unworthy, good or bad, better than everyone else or worse..." - what we want for ourselves and constantly ponder: "I urgently need that exact phone to be happy and to win the lottery, I lack love, I want recognition..." It doesn't matter whether this is true or false; it's simply "our mind's interpretation of ourselves." More often than not, it's distorted by numerous layers and bears little resemblance to the truth.
It's the Ego and Mind that pull us away from a state of peace and joy. They prevent us from experiencing the here and now. Since both the Ego and the Mind "scream" so loudly, they constantly wind us up, leading us either to the future or the past. It's at this level that most programs are entrenched. What our Ego wants is always something we desperately need, and without it, it seems to us, life has no meaning. A painful or obsessive idea that will drain you of all your energy just to achieve it. You can conduct a thought experiment and imagine internally what will happen if you don't achieve what you want. If you experience terrible suffering akin to panic and discontent,little child, most likely it is the voice of the Ego:
– I want a new iPhone (insert any other thing here), I can’t live without it…
– I urgently need to go to the Maldives, to America, to the Market, to escape from reality and forget myself...
– If you like that guy or that career peak, you have to achieve it, no matter what...
In 3D we set external goals for ourselves
We run after them, chasing after them, trying to catch up, because all our programs are geared toward making them over-important and we need to hurry. These external goals are clear, recognized, and accepted - career, status, money, stability, a mortgage, and so on.
But such a life demands great stress during the rush and bustle, so to experience at least some pleasure, relaxation, and joy of the Soul (although at this level we practically don't hear the Soul), we resort to all the standard pleasure substitutes—alcohol, smoking, crowds, fun, amusement rides, spas - to somehow recover from the strain. Overall, we feel like everyone else, usually a little tired, but also as if under anesthesia, able to endure for a little while (this is a permanent state of stress and tension). For example, when I used to spend the entire day on public transportation, it was still bearable, and running back and forth all day long, since the transition, life's tests, and the cleansing of many levels and layers, I've begun to feel myself and my body much better, perceive everything more vividly, and avoid such "tests" during rush hours.
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