THE OBSERVER-SELF; A HOLE OR A DOORWAY
UNSPOKEN BARGAINS #3: Tricks of the unconscious
Source: Totally Buffalo
"The unknown is the psychological," the doctor said.
I was 27 years old and paralyzed from the neck down. (Long story short; viral-related). It took about forty-eight hours to come on and left me dead for weeks to come.
“The. Unknown. Is. The. Psychological." Five little words that saved my life.
Why he said them, or what he was thinking I’ll never know. But I took his words to mean that my recovery was in my hands. That if I gave in to the woe and physical challenges to come, it would make things far worse. That there was a choice, a way of being, a place where I could reside separate from my body. A place where I could “be”.
Lying helplessly in the ICU, my room became a gathering place where nurses, interns, and doctors collected on their breaks. Sitting around the bed, we spoke about many topics. (A literary salon of sorts). For me, it was a godsend. With nothing but spirit to bring forth, my eyes must have been glowing to have attracted such a crowd.
Eckhart Tolle speaks of the formless self.
People are drawn to Presence. It loosens the limits our instinctive natures impose upon our lives. It speaks of possibility. It brings forth something separate from corporeal life. It’s truly the place where we reside.
From Loy And Beyond:
“The sun strikes an object, which casts a shadow. The body is the object. You are both sun and shadow. You are the energy that comes and the energy that goes. You are the flow.” —Donan
P.S. It took time, (years), but I did recover, having gained more than what I lost.
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