Re: Why?

"Human nature is not evil."

To be human is to be both, saint & sinner... they come together. To not accept this about human nature - to only want the virtuous part, then others will have to seemingly take on the role of sinner. In this way, the saint continuously creates the sinner.

To be human is to have desire.

Whatsoever is known comes out of the past... that which is known is that which has already been experienced. There is a strong force to overcome, in order to move into the unknown. The force doesn't come from the past, or from others, but it is the nature of the human mind to become strongly attached to the past, to that which is known. That is why the mind of man becomes so attached to ancient symbols, images, myths, legends, archetypes, ancient civilizations, etc. Power is not in these things of the past, but because many minds are attached to these things.

Is it possible to desire for change?

One cannot desire for something that is unknown. That is not how desire works. Only the known can be desired for. Hence, desire for change, for an unknown future, is not possible. One is only capable of projecting a future as it relates to the past, for a previous experience to again be repeated. So desires are always repetitious, they repeat, they are circular. They come from the past, from that which has already been known, already experienced before, and is then projected in future - to be repeated again.

Awareness is the most inconvenient thing...

The more something is repeated, the more easy & convenient it becomes to do. Repetition can certainly make for a convenient life. That is the reason why ritual is appealing.

The basic thing about something that is a convenience, is that the more it is repeated, the less awareness one needs to live a life. So, awareness is the most inconvenient thing. Repeating something over & over again, and one can almost do it in one's sleep, and many, if not most, are living very sleepy lives.

To desire for change…... is a contradiction in terms. Rather, the basic thing is to become more aware. In becoming more aware, one will find he is becoming more & more free of the past. Breaking free of habits, rituals, conveniences, will free-up one's energy to move more into that which is unknown.

In becoming more aware, change happens on it own accord.

turiya