Family/human race

[Shakazulu]

Today when I was looking over my values, I questioned if family is one of my values. I then realized if we are the human race, can identification with " family " not add to our perspective of difference/ denial of non-duality?

[Forestluv]

15 minutes ago, Shakazulu said:

Today when I was looking over my values, I questioned if family is one of my values. I then realized if we are the human race, can identification with " family " not add to our perspective of difference/ denial of non-duality?

Well sure. And so does a gazillion other distinctions in your life. Identification with anything is duality. Language is duality. Anything you view as separate is duality. You are swimming in duality. It serves a purpose, the human perspective is dual - it makes living more convenient.

If you want to work on identification, I would suggest going after the Big Guns first: your own thoughts and feelings. Every time a thought arises during meditation, label it as "thought". Every time you recognize you were lost in thought, label it as "thinking" and return to the breath. Every time you get distracted by a feeling, label it as "feeling" and return to the breath. This will help you break your attachment and identification to your thoughts and feelings.

[Shakazulu]

@Serotoninluv interesting, didn't know that! I read Byron Katie's book on loving what is, self inquiry has done me well and there's more to do 

Edited September 26, 2018 by Shakazulu

[Shakazulu]

@Serotoninluv today I got a whim that consciousness may be space. Our bodies are space.

Edited September 26, 2018 by Shakazulu