Naked and with Nothing

Most want freedom but very few are willing to hear what will inevitably set them free. So many wearing the costumes of spirituality or awakened ones, but when the Truth that will really set them free is presented they withdraw to their I  know mind, erecting more barriers to strengthen their walls of confusion and defending that which keeps them trapped in that self erected prison.Most would rather cling to their comfort zones,no matter how painful, rather than face the truth that will give them their heart's desires.

Few are willing to really let go of the status symbols to which they have attributed their sense of identity for fear of losing that little sense of self. Not realizing that it's only in the willingness to lose that little sense of self that the real nature of who they are can be discovered. 

We enter this world naked and with nothing and we will leave it the same way. My sense of self never depended on living in the right neigbourhood, owning a house, a fancy 300 and all the other trappings, but for many years I believed just that.I built my identity on what I thought mattered in this physical world but was never truly happy because deep down I always knew better. The symbols themselves hold know inherent meaning and can even be enjoyed on the journey when there is no attachment. For myself I made the conscious choice to let go of them to ensure I wouldn't trick myself into believing I had let go of the attachment. Maybe some day I'll choose to have them again but the difference will be there will be no attachment because now I know Who I Am.

Initially there was a sense of panic when I could no longer identify with the person I thought I was. But once I made the choice the Universe responded by giving me exactly everything I needed along the way without any trying required on my part. Looking back now I can see that I really did need every experience to get me to where I am in myself right now and I wouldn't change that for anything

As every challenge arises along the way, I can still feel some of that residue of fear come to the surface, but the more I question and try to understand those thoughts the less of a hold they have and there is an underlying knowing that something else is taking care of this and it will all be ok...it can't be otherwise, the Universe knows where I'm coming from :)