There are four rocks in your path, four obstacles to overcome. These are the warrior’s four enemies, teaches the Yaqui sorcerer. Four enemies you must defeat to become a warrior of light. If you put your heart and patience into it, you will succeed without the ego being an insurmountable obstacle.
We can feel alone and helpless in front of this immensity out there. Fear without form, without limit, this fright beyond all panics makes the greatness of astral travel.
Fear is your first obstacle, your most terrible enemy. Fear paralyzes. Don’t forget your goal, the great journey inside yourself.
You will only see clearly when you look inside. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
Traveling around the world is the naivete of a gullible child, I’ve been there. Going around oneself is much more difficult. To conquer fear, start with fear of yourself. Fear of your own powers. Your power is frightening, that’s why, since your childhood, you have been taught fear and distrust. You are lied to.
With the best intention, your parents taught you untruths. Conquering fear is no small feat, but that’s how the journey begins. Embark on the adventure.
“I will not know fear, because fear kills the spirit. Fear is the little death that leads to total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will allow it to pass over me, through me. And when it has passed, I will turn my inner eye on its way. And where it went, there will be nothing left. Just me.” (Frank Herbert, Dune)
A life lived in fear is a life half lived
That’s what the warrior says, the ordinary man does the opposite. In this merchant world, fear sellers are a recipe for success. Fear is admitted, trivialized, we accept it and worse, we cultivate it. Like all negative emotions.
What a strange thing! Adults used to teach young people how to overcome fear. Through this feat, one becomes an adult – that is, courageous, effective, and generous. One fine day, through hard work, fear is overcome. Three enemies remain to be defeated, and behind the shell of your ego, you have no chance of succeeding.
Here comes the next enemy in a sheaf of light that resembles enlightenment. But it is not, oh no!
Did you see the light? Loosen your meditation belt a notch. Your ego made fun of you. Following his bad advice, you fell into clarity. With fear vanquished, the journey begins with a kind of super awakening. Clarity dazzled you. She is indeed the second obstacle you have to overcome. Yes, you need to conquer clarity. But you are already protesting. The ego does not let go of its prey…
“On the path of light, isn’t it natural and joyful to encounter clarity? How could clarity be my enemy?” Here’s how. Suddenly you see clearly, you understood everything, you can explain everything, you know everything… There you are, boring as the rain. We don’t listen to you anymore, we no longer approve of you, we only see your dirty pride. Clarity makes you brilliant, ego tarnishes your radiance and makes you a repellent.
You have to track yourself: accept clarity without letting yourself get drunk. Believe without believing. Keep your distance from beliefs, certainties, accepted science. Don’t be surprised by anything to marvel at everything. Many people can’t manage it. Some, out of spite, start a cult. Gurus are warriors stopped dead by the wall of clarity. It can drive you crazy.
A third enemy then emerges: power. And powers flow in. No need to glorify yourself, it is the automatic result of your inner progress. Your personal power begins to shine, people see you who is performing miracles. The key: remains insignificant. Miracles? What a great deal! We are all capable of it.
We all work miracles. Accept it as commonplace, stay humble. Banish the ego. The eruption of powers is exhilarating: it’s hard to resist. You work miracles and the indestructible ego, me-I, takes credit for them. “It’s me who healed him.” Or: “Without me, such a person wouldn’t be here.” And other crap of the same ilk.
Welcome the arrival of power with the same indifference as his departure.
Powers do not remain. So your ego cannot boast about them for long.
As a serene warrior, continue your journey towards your last enemy.
It is always the one who has the last word. We cannot defeat death; we must tame it. But we can stay young by refusing conventions.
– I’ve conquered my mind. I don’t have a mind that tells me it’s time for me to be old. I do not fulfill the commitments that I did not make. Aging disorders are part of these commitments. (Carlos Castaneda “The Magic Passes”)
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