WE are continuously seeking ways to change our behavior. There are seemingly limitless "how to" programs marketed to every day. Many of us try them, but they don't seem to work for us. WE seem to hold on to our lifelong habits.
Some of us are beginning to wonder if these programs are nothing more than marketing gimmicks. We believe that if any of the self-help programs -- religious and secular really worked, then we would already have changed our behavior. Yet we know that they haven't worked for us and perhaps others too. So what do we do about our problems?
The goal of change is tricky. WE believe we can do it, but we truly never feel that we can do it in all aspects of our lives. We can stop drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, using drugs, overeating, abusing people, creating mountainous debts, and so forth. While these are great accomplishments for some of us, they don't represent authentic change in our behavior.
Whenever we feel anger, hatred, and suffer from insatiable cupidity, we still need some more work to do. And by acknowledging these self-described shortcomings, we are also acknowledging the difficult problems we have with changing our behavior. In other words, after the alcoholic stops drinking, he or she still suffers from numerous other problems, which may or may not ever be solved.
So, what's the sense in seeking changes in the first place. Well, for starters, we discover things about ourselves that we don't like. Some of the things are pointed out to us by others, while others come from self-discovery. Regardless to the source of them, we want to change, remove them from our habitual lives of victimization.
As enlightenment-seekers, some of us believe change must be rooted in an enlightened view of ourselves. We must first envision ourselves as being whole and complete. This allows us to perceive ourselves as faceless, colorless and formless beings. And as such, we are free of the misinformation that caused us to believe we are unattractive, black, white, yellow, or brown, and with physical impairments.
The process of envisioning ourselves as faceless, colorless, and formless is a simple one. It is one we all must undergo if we seek to become enlightened -- awakened to what's causing us to suffer -- and live our lives from a whole and perfect perspective.
Some of us share information on enlightenment everyday, because we know it has lasting benefits. We know it is authentic change; the change beyond the cherry-picking of specific problems. Enlightenment is available in its purest form to all of us. And for those who seek it, change is effortless, except in those instances where we cling to our old beliefs and habits.
Today, we begin the journey with the desire to know who we are without our self-imposed limitations. This ever seeking examination of our lives will undoubtedly lead us to the light where we can clearly see that we are responsible for our own problems. And we are also responsible for solving them.
Many of us know this proposition of change by accepting personal responsibility for our own suffering is a difficult one for beginners to accept. That's why we share information on enlightenment to encourage people to trust themselves by valuing their lives. To trust ourselves is the cornerstone of our search for enlightenment.
We are here in the world now. We will all leave at some point in time. In the meantime, if we all seek to become enlightened, we will leave here knowing we contributed to increasing the light in the world. That's the goal of change.
"It's better to give (enlightenment) than to receive (victimization). This the true meaning of giving.
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