Regarding personal responsibility
To put it in one word, I am concerned about the sense of responsibility. In everyday life, of course, I try to be responsible for the obvious manifestations of my ego, but sometimes I think about the future of the planet, about the evolution of humanity, and I am overcome by a strong sense of responsibility for what is happening. I would like to know how to deal with this feeling.
Answer... not an easy word! It means both "to respond" and "to answer for." What should we be responsible for first? - to your state of mind. It determines what world you create around you. You are humanity. Humanity is not an abstract concept that has no real content, but humanity as an expression of being in the concrete form of "man". You are humanity. For man, the main responsibility is to be responsible for his state of consciousness, since it is the dysfunction of consciousness that gives rise to dysfunction in the external world. By "external world" I mean a reality created by man, built into the already existing existence of the earth, which in its potential is perceived as heaven, as a pure precious stone, as the embodiment of incredible intelligence - and we are an inseparable part of it. Existence passes through another intermediate stage. Every intermediate state is problematic; It could go one way or the other.
Your state of mind determines what kind of world you create, what actions you take and what consequences follow from them. My goal is to point out the main cause of the trouble. In this variety it is also called "weakness of mind". Thousands of years of history show what deep dysfunction lurks in the human mind. If we don't change, it will destroy us. Earth may survive, because it has inexhaustible resources for self-healing.
what to do First of all, take responsibility for your state of mind. right now This is what the teaching is about. What is my state of consciousness at the present moment? Do I create turmoil, conflicts or cause suffering to myself and others; Am I producing "internal dirt", am I clouding the beauty of my existence with an incessant movement of thoughts that create negative emotions? As a result, a whole illusory entity called "I" is created...
🍀 Eckhart Tull