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~ Openness ~


An important part of satsang,

when we gather together to explore Truth,

is being open-hearted.

Some human beings find it easier to be open-minded,

and some find it easier to be open-hearted,

but to really be here now

is to be both.



When you are open,

you do not filter your experience,

nor do you barricade yourself.

You do not try to defend yourself,

but you open to the mystery

by questioning what you believe.



When you give yourself this amazing gift

of not trying to find yourself within some particular concept or feeling,

then the openness expands

until your identity becomes more and more the openness itself,

rather than some point of reference in the mind called a belief

or a particular feeling in the body.



The point is not to get rid of thoughts or feelings,

but just not to feel located inside of them.


~ Adyashanti
Emptiness Dancing