Ethereal Warrior » Freedom http://www.etherealwarrior.com ...stillness within the chaos Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:09:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Who am I? http://www.etherealwarrior.com/2008/08/10/who-am-i/ http://www.etherealwarrior.com/2008/08/10/who-am-i/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:22:21 +0000 Adam http://www.etherealwarrior.com/?p=19 That’s the question I find myself asking ALL the time. It’s a central focus of my meditations more often than not.

I just randomly stumbled upon a blog that answers this question in a way that made me laugh so hard I’m still in tears… I introduce… Puppetji

…[forget] this nonsensical questions. People seem to believe they are what they do. Stop. This is false my friends. This is merely the identity trying to create meaning or purpose where there is none.

Let go of these questions… freedom comes in not knowing.

]]> http://www.etherealwarrior.com/2008/08/10/who-am-i/feed/ 0 Simple Detachment http://www.etherealwarrior.com/2008/04/25/simple-presense/ http://www.etherealwarrior.com/2008/04/25/simple-presense/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:31:00 +0000 Adam http://www.etherealwarrior.com/?p=11 Large parts of our life involve accumulating “stuff”. We’re always buying more and more, always collecting.

I’ve started to declutter my life by letting go of “stuff” each day. It’s a process of simplifying my living space.
The less stuff I have, the lighter and more at peace I’m feeling. It’s pretty powerful, this letting go.

Meditate on this, you don’t need anything other than breath, water, and small amounts of simple food. Some would add inter-personal interaction, and I would agree that we need people to interact with… but not as much as you think.

Let go and free yourself of your attachments… even if it’s just for a day.

Anicca

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I mean, we’re here living on this earth at this time… why?

Out of all the books I’ve read and people I’ve spoken with… the one bit of wisdom I’m finding in common is this:

“Life is without objective meaning.”

At first that sounds like a very bad, depressing notion. But think about it. If there’s no inherent purpose to our lives, then we are free. Free to create meaning.

So we are free to exist and free to create our purpose, however simple or grand it is… without external judgment.

What do you want to do now?

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