Are Gender Identity Problems Real?

[NoOne]

Empirically, we are created male and female, but nature is not perfect.  All of our bodies are potentially flawed in some way.  Is the body to blame for the conflict or the mind?  What about people with mental illness, are they physically ill/deficient in some chemicals, or is it all a matter of ego.  I'm not talking about the way the resulting thoughts and emotions are handled, because I realize they are transient and a person with awareness would try to experience those feelings and let them pass, but I'm curious if there are any self-aware people who identify as transgendered or mentally ill, but who still pursue the truth of enlightenment?  I have a number of friends in the LGBTQ community and other activist communities and a number of friends who struggle with mental illness, and I fear that these are people are particularly susceptible to the illusion of self and the pain it brings.  How can I help them understand this new reality?  I can't believe it has taken me 45 years to learn about it, but then, I have been avoiding anything that smelled of spirituality for my entire life.  How do we reach these people who are stuck in this painful ego thing?

[WelcometoReality]

@NoOne Are any problem real? ?

[NoOne]

1 minute ago, WelcometoReality said:

@NoOne Are any problem real? ?

If I don't have legs, it makes it impossible for me to walk like other people do.  Is that a real problem?  Maybe it's a problem when it comes to walking like others but not being, but it is still a problem.

[WelcometoReality]

8 minutes ago, NoOne said:

If I don't have legs, it makes it impossible for me to walk like other people do.  Is that a real problem?  Maybe it's a problem when it comes to walking like others but not being, but it is still a problem.

Is it a problem then that you can't fly like birds or are as tall like the trees?

Probably isn't a problem until you think about it?

[SkyPanther]

Male and female are concepts when it comes to how one acts; in some cultures women were the warriors, for instance. 

 

But gender, sexuality and sex are all different aspects of life.  They are not "problems" so much as different expressions. It makes life interesting. 

[NoOne]

3 minutes ago, WelcometoReality said:

Is it a problem then that you can't fly like birds or are as tall like the trees?

Probably isn't a problem until you think about it?

Hmmmm.  Okay, so doesn't it stand to reason that transgender people might be more open to this perspective, since they are already open-minded about their identity?  Are there populations of people who are more or less likely to be able to discover this truth?  I'm not trying to get trapped by my ego and pretend that I have anything to do with it, but I would really like to spend my life helping other people realize this truth of self-actualization.  Is there a reason I shouldn't pursue this other than people will believe I am insane?

[WelcometoReality]

10 minutes ago, NoOne said:

Hmmmm.  Okay, so doesn't it stand to reason that transgender people might be more open to this perspective, since they are already open-minded about their identity?  Are there populations of people who are more or less likely to be able to discover this truth?  I'm not trying to get trapped by my ego and pretend that I have anything to do with it, but I would really like to spend my life helping other people realize this truth of self-actualization.  Is there a reason I shouldn't pursue this other than people will believe I am insane?

I wish I had answers to your questions but I don't. There are no reasons why you should or shouldn't do anything. This will sound corny but the answer is follow your heart. If that is what you want to do, do it. ☺

[NoOne]

20 minutes ago, WelcometoReality said:

21 minutes ago, WelcometoReality said:

I wish I had answers to your questions but I don't. There are no reasons why you should or shouldn't do anything. This will sound corny but the answer is follow your heart. If that is what you want to do, do it. ☺

I wish I had answers to your questions but I don't. There are no reasons why you should or shouldn't do anything. This will sound corny but the answer is follow your heart. If that is what you want to do, do it. ☺

Interesting.  I would think that anyone who discovered this truth would want to share it with other suffering individuals.  I get that some people want to keep this truth to themselves, or maybe they want to use this truth to build themselves an empire.  But as someone who came to this truth through excruciating pain, I feel an obligation to alleviate the suffering of others.

[SkyPanther]

23 minutes ago, NoOne said:

Interesting.  I would think that anyone who discovered this truth would want to share it with other suffering individuals.  I get that some people want to keep this truth to themselves, or maybe they want to use this truth to build themselves an empire.  But as someone who came to this truth through excruciating pain, I feel an obligation to alleviate the suffering of others.

The issue is that this truth is counterintuitive, and is hard to "teach".  Even the Buddha was reluctant.

 

You should try, but be waned that most won't get it, or else think you are nutty.  Don't let that discourage you.

Edited March 26, 2016 by SkyPanther