This is a piece of conversation that I had a good go with the big issue 'Emptiness'. I'd like to share it with you XxX
‘Emptiness’ to me doesn’t mean ‘empty all our emotions’ because that will only make us a ‘vegetable’ rather than ‘lively human beings’. ‘Emptiness’ from the perspective of ‘emotions’ is to help me to understand that:
Just be what and who we are, and there’s no need trying to ‘attache’ to some emotions because there’s nothing (no point) we can take them with us, or keep for even a second, or try to get away from them.
This, of course, applies to our so-called negative emotions: because humans tend to be conditioned (controlled) by those ideas that are commonly accepted by the society, people seem to easily suppress what they’ve felt negatively and pretend there’s nothing wrong about their emotional health. To this point, we need to have enough courage to say ‘yes’ to what have sensed inside us and be wise enough to deal with the possible confrontation because of the ‘conventional ideas’ from outside. Probably, we need to spend lots of time meditating on how the causes have affected our emotions and when we can see things clearly, still we need to just let go of them.
There is another issue about human’s Ego concerning the ‘Emptiness’ because people tend to think they are individual and separated from the ‘Oneness’ (eg. the others). According to Steiner Rudolf, human’s Ego is one of the crucial stages of the ‘Evolution’ (explained in the theory of ‘four fold human beings’) at least on this earth. So, let’s spend some time learning about the Ego and then still, we need to let go when we are ready to give a leap to the next stage, which is defined by Steiner as ‘Spirit Self’. As long as we are ready for the lesson on this stage, there will be a subject called ‘compassion’ or so-called ‘matured love’ (true love, whatever people call it) waiting for us to experience.
‘Experience’, yes! Experience is the main vehcle that I hold on to in my journey through life in order to let me truly feel and understand the ‘Truth’. Thus, emotions are very important materials for me to reflect and reference upon….
Wow!! You’re asking a question that humans have been spending at least five thousand years studying on. No mention to other periods of ‘time’ that we don’t hold a ‘written history’ as some evidence. Plus, ‘time is only an illusion of the human’s mind’ so we are talking about a massive project here. I think I have to stop writing now. Thanks! Love and lights to you.
