What is common knowledge is the misunderstanding. The belief that the present moment is sandwiched between "my" past and "my" future is the misunderstanding. There is no "I"and no my. Always, this can be seen, because that's the way it is. That's the way it is. That's the way it always was and always will be.
The illustration of riding on a train with luggage on their head instead of setting it down, illustrates a simple fact. You are not mobilizing the train. You do not determine anything. The belief that you do is illustrated by carrying luggage on your head instead of putting it under the seat.
Self is the illusion. Self-importance, self-reliance, self-sufficiency, these are the illusions. Life lives and a thought arises, "I am doing it therefore I can do something about it." But you are not doing it, nor can you do anything about it. That's the illusion. That's the self-importance.
Consciousness is all there is, all there ever was and all there will be. The idea that you exist apart from That is just the way it appears. Discovering this is like discovering the great and powerful Wizard of Oz behind the curtain. The thought arises. I knew it, and laughter begins. The joke is apparent. Things aren't as they appear, that's the joke.
Once this is seen, just seeing what the "I" thought takes praise and blame for is a source of endless amusement. Of course, there isn't any ego there, but whatever sees, it seems to enjoy self-amusement.
Then life becomes light. It becomes amusing. It continues with all the paradoxes, all the apparent contradictions with one difference, there is an understanding that you have absolutely no control, and never did. Actions will arise but there is a seeing that they are not yours. Thoughts arise but there is a knowing that you are not responsible. All is part of one incomprehensible game, the game of life.
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I'd like to know if this is all a game, and the absurdity of it all is ridiculous; how do we end the contract? Do any of us have a "say" in the matter?
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