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Distraction - The Ego's Favorite Defense Mechanism

Actualized.org - Self-Help, Psychology, Consciousness, Spirituality, Philosophy

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You Must Live in a Cave to Be Enlightened

The typical mind recoils at that notion, because it loves all its creature, comforts and asessta like waleo. I'm not saying that you must live in a cave. I'm merely puin putting this out there as a thought experiment to see the extent of the distractions that are in your life. Cause mainstream society tells you that if you go outside of mainstream society, that its bad out there. It's terrible. You can't be happy without yourself. And then now you're stuck playing this game, not realizing that it's a game.

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