Responsibility is Freedom

[Keryo Koffa]

Conscious response-ability actually is very liberating, it recontextualizes all situations as an endeavor one chooses to engage in and makes one delve deeper into why the reasons for doing so. When one is unaware, judgements and beliefs can form and be attributed to situations and behaviors being implied to have an objective immutable basis. But as one delves deeper, it transitions from "life is x,y,z" or "x,y,z made me do it" or "x,y,z is responsible for making me feel that way" or "I have no choice" etcetc, to "I chose to do x because I believe it leads to or avoids y, which I find meaningful because I believe z". As often said, the past is past and the present is the origin of agency and new behavior, following one's understanding and will. You may not be able to determine the conditions you are in, but you can look for ways to change them, make the best of them or be at peace, either way resistance usually implies one is missing something in one's current understanding.

Edited July 6 by Keryo Koffa

[Keryo Koffa]

For example: I take responsibility for having posted this in the wrong sub. I engage in so many spiritual topics that posting here has become the default. Now that I am aware of it, I will pay more attention. Though one can say all topics are spiritually connected, just kidding.

[Evelyna]

 you really like to dissect , a philosopher of today. Yes we can only take responsibility for our own thoughts, actions etc. and you are right in saying that a lot of people like to blame others for their own reactions. The Now is the moment of power, in the present moment , any given moment you can change everything, you just need to be aware that it can be changed. I will leave you with a saying : If you want magical solutions your first need to believe in magic 😉🤟🏻 people often forget that. 

[Keryo Koffa]

1 hour ago, Evelyna said:

you really like to dissect , a philosopher of today

I hold many unconscious beliefs that create stress in my daily life. The act of philosophy, journaling and posting lets me achieve a higher perspective, become aware and reframing those beliefs that cause me trouble and discomfort

1 hour ago, Evelyna said:

If you want magical solutions your first need to believe in magic 😉🤟🏻 people often forget that. 

I am working on that, just figuring out what keeps me from being fully open to it 

[Evelyna]

21 minutes ago, Keryo Koffa said:

1 I hold many unconscious beliefs that create stress in my daily life. The act of philosophy, journaling and posting lets me achieve a higher perspective, become aware and reframing those beliefs that cause me trouble and discomfort

2. I am working on that, just figuring out what keeps me from being fully open to it 

1. You can  look for a system that will be the best tool for you personally to deal with it. I personally  Use certain  Shamanic systems  in order to help me along as I find it most useful in dealing with changing my own beliefs. Some Shamanic points of view differ to any other point of view or system out there and uses slightly different methods of understanding then other systems, most importantly to me it opened up my acceptance of all the systems as tools I could use  to help me along in this life, rather then resisting or excluding. I learned I can train my subconscious or beliefs systems  in any way I want , install new programs or change the existing ones, add to a program or take away from it,  and its quite fun to do that  in Shamanism for example there's many different ways you can achieve this, and im sure there is  other systems out there that can help you do the same thing, just experiment with those and you will soon find what works for you.  

2. Probably you keep yourself from being fully open, in saying that I can see how hard you are working towards your desired goals and am pretty sure that eventually you will achieve those. Changing beliefs takes some work , some will be easy to change and some won't be, some methods will work and some won't,  but it doesn't mean its not possible. 

[Keryo Koffa]

@Evelyna It's that I feel resistance that appears to lead to a contraction of energy and I could just ignore and act despite it, but I find that it actually is a pointer to reconcile a deeper belief from my past which has deeply shaped my experience. And I seek to get to the bottom of it and unearth it, and I have had mystical experiences before and I could even see how they transcend my paradigms, but it's not enough for me to let go. I feel the need to delve into those paradigms and find those contradictions in order to fully be at peace, to reconcile. Now, I have been working on accelerating this process and making it more direct, gaining momentum and working on higher layers of abstraction, to get to the root cause, which the dismantles all smaller assumptions. As you suggest, I am working on installing new programs as well, as the shamanic element of Mystery being a key focus.

I feel my learning accelerates and I am quite surprised by the pace, on one hand it is the lack of previous resistance, on the other it is being attuned to the present, then also it is a growing desire and energy to explore and it feels great. I take your advice to heart, I am integrating various perspectives and both the Yogic as well as Shamanic dimension are part of it.

[Evelyna]

@Keryo Koffa Sounds like an awesome journey you are on. I look forward to observing more of it.

[Ishanga]

23 hours ago, Evelyna said:

 you really like to dissect , a philosopher of today. Yes we can only take responsibility for our own thoughts, actions etc. and you are right in saying that a lot of people like to blame others for their own reactions. The Now is the moment of power, in the present moment , any given moment you can change everything, you just need to be aware that it can be changed. I will leave you with a saying : If you want magical solutions your first need to believe in magic 😉🤟🏻 people often forget that. 

I agree for the most part, other than use of the word "Believe", I think its dangerous to use believe as a force of sorts to make change..

As a Human our basic force or capability is having access to Free Will, or our using our Ability to Respond, this mostly applies to how we are within ourselves, then it can also apply to how we respond to what is happening outside, situationally..

Sadhguru talks about this allot, its an aspect of his Inner Engineering course, Responsibility is related to our ability to Accept what Is, that This moment is Inevitable, for me I interpret all of this as a system of How to be Stress Free, the Stress Response is rampant in our society, most everyone is under its spell, and it majorly messes us up, it makes us unavailable to where Life is found, in the present Moment or NOW, because of that a ripple effect is happening, ppl are not living near their Potential and Possibility and because of that there is Tragedy everywhere...

This is a great video, Sadhguru is asked how one can be held Responsible for an act done against them (like Rape or Abuse), its a priceless answer and woke me up tremendously!

 

[Rafael Thundercat]

She will arrive to the topic of Responsability around the middle

 

[Keryo Koffa]

1 hour ago, Ishanga said:

I agree for the most part, other than use of the word "Believe", I think its dangerous to use believe as a force of sorts to make change..

As a Human our basic force or capability is having access to Free Will, or our using our Ability to Respond, this mostly applies to how we are within ourselves, then it can also apply to how we respond to what is happening outside, situationally..

I used the word belief consciously here and am currently exploring and integrating it into my understanding. You see, our past actions were based on good intentions (from their own perspective and level of understanding) but also mistaken beliefs, which is why they lead to suffering. And the way I see it, every possible action is filtered by belief, so while that is the case, I want to use the word belief to signify that it is in fact such, hence turning it more self-aware and open to change based on ever evolving experience. How can I for example take any action at all or have an intent, without having a belief that it leads to a certain outcome? How can I desire anything, without believing it is desirable? How can I understand anything without the belief that it is understandable? How can I talk, without believing the other person will hear me? It's just that beliefs are mostly unconscious and I am transforming them into conscious flexible ones. Walking is believing, thinking is believing, you believe you can take actions and don't second doubt that belief every millisecond because of the uncertainty if you'll stop existing, you act despite that possibility out of faith. The way I use belief rather turns into a capital B Belief here, rather than a random assumption, although it really is that also, but also far more connected to every other part of perception, interpretation, action, understanding etcetc

1 hour ago, Ishanga said:

Responsibility is related to our ability to Accept what Is, that This moment is Inevitable, for me I interpret all of this as a system of How to be Stress Free, the Stress Response is rampant in our society, most everyone is under its spell, and it majorly messes us up, it makes us unavailable to where Life is found, in the present Moment or NOW, because of that a ripple effect is happening, ppl are not living near their Potential and Possibility and because of that there is Tragedy everywhere...

 

1 hour ago, Rafael Thundercat said:

She will arrive to the topic of Responsability around the middle

Absolutely agree with Sadhguru and Sarah. Awareness is key, and mastering emotions on top of that, which is really just realizing how they feel, when they occur and what they point to, what their purpose is and how to regulate them. Past karma embeds itself within us and turns the same gears inside that pushed them on the outside before and its up to us to become aware of, understand and change those patterns. I realized an important thing about the nature of intelligence and evolution as I was pondering it yesterday. The more detached you are from the outcome the more intelligent you can become, think of chess. Simultaneously, desire attracts its future fulfillment and drives evolution, the means is dynamic. It is really to deeply contemplate and understand what Outcome is desirable, which is awareness. Then to take actions towards it but be willing to adjust and change them anytime to correct momentum. The outcome might be certain but the path is not. And that's why the present moment is so important, it is what actual reality looks like and from there, any awareness and change can be established and such change and action has to constantly be adjusted as the present moment flows. It's like intelligence evolves the means to bridge the present and future as long as one isn't stuck in beliefs that limit it from expressing itself and manifesting through oneself.