Most of us are completely unaware that there is no distance between, that space is only a perception and that all we truly know only appears in awareness and this awareness is not one’s own.
We are close to bringing this understanding, this knowing back to the humanity of mind. We are so close we cannot see it.
Thank you so much for reading, sharing, and for your support, Mary.
It was by grace, a lot of pain, and honestly, my family and loved ones. They all helped build the foundation to see clearly, and taught me about freedom and truth, which will be its own story :)
Thank you for writing this, what you’re saying is very true and it’s the hallmark of every government that works under what can be seen as Functionalist framework. Under this perspective, there’s the idea of “controlling the violence” which means basically having a clear enemy identified and portray them as a violent monolith. The insidiousness of the fact that it leaks into daily life, as the government defines the ways in which something is “acceptable” such as how to protest, what words to use, etc.
Your observation about policy work is fascinating. Designing problems to solve rather than solving actual ones is the mechanism exactly.
In writing the piece, I tried to keep the pattern intact in a way that scales across systems and relationships. You saw it in organizational structures. I see it in intimate partnerships, parent-child dynamics, and internal psychology as well.
When one side controls to feel safe, they create the opposite of what they actually want. The control itself generates resistance. And if the other side doesn't naturally resist, the controlling side will invent reasons why they should, because they're manifesting reality based on subconscious fear.
The empire creates its enemy. The parent creates the rebellious child. The partner creates the distance they feared. Same pattern, different scale.
Love is the absence of distance.
Most of us are completely unaware that there is no distance between, that space is only a perception and that all we truly know only appears in awareness and this awareness is not one’s own.
We are close to bringing this understanding, this knowing back to the humanity of mind. We are so close we cannot see it.
I understand the "so close we cannot see it" aspect. This process is not linear. It starts slow, then happens fast.
Grateful to be in connection.
Excellent essay! It’s remarkable you managed to escape; dualism is such an easy treat to fall into.
Thank you so much for reading, sharing, and for your support, Mary.
It was by grace, a lot of pain, and honestly, my family and loved ones. They all helped build the foundation to see clearly, and taught me about freedom and truth, which will be its own story :)
Grateful for your reflection.
Thank you for writing this, what you’re saying is very true and it’s the hallmark of every government that works under what can be seen as Functionalist framework. Under this perspective, there’s the idea of “controlling the violence” which means basically having a clear enemy identified and portray them as a violent monolith. The insidiousness of the fact that it leaks into daily life, as the government defines the ways in which something is “acceptable” such as how to protest, what words to use, etc.
Yes…..
Thank you for reading and for sharing this.
Your observation about policy work is fascinating. Designing problems to solve rather than solving actual ones is the mechanism exactly.
In writing the piece, I tried to keep the pattern intact in a way that scales across systems and relationships. You saw it in organizational structures. I see it in intimate partnerships, parent-child dynamics, and internal psychology as well.
When one side controls to feel safe, they create the opposite of what they actually want. The control itself generates resistance. And if the other side doesn't naturally resist, the controlling side will invent reasons why they should, because they're manifesting reality based on subconscious fear.
The empire creates its enemy. The parent creates the rebellious child. The partner creates the distance they feared. Same pattern, different scale.
Grateful you saw it.