The Buddhist Path to Peace - Post #3 No Self

In studying the Buddhist path to peace one will learn that you have to let go of the "little self". It is the "little self" that keeps us bound and imprisoned, always watching and searching for chaos. Our little self wants to convince us that we are separate from others and everything in our world. It is why we become so competitive, frustrated and angry with each other. We try to control others and condemn them. The "little self" seeks to keep us in constant fear. Every action we have come from one of two feelings: LOVE or FEAR.

You can ask yourself this question whenever you do or say something: Did I act out of love or out of fear? What was the motivator? You will be surprised at how much we do and say out of fear! The "little self" tries to convince you that everything revolves around "this me". There is tremendous self-centeredness and self concern.

If we can go beyond viewing the world as being separate from us by expanding our consciousness, we will reach a place of oneness with everything. It is in this "oneness" that we will finally find peace!

When you find yourself in fear, you know that once again your "little self" is creating a barrier between you and the world; it is a barrier between chaos and peace! It is our "little separate selves" that feel threatened by each other and as long as we allow this "little self" to constantly create grief, pain, confusion, anger, hatred, jealousy, envy, and pettiness we will live with suffering and chaos not only for ourselves but for the ones around us.

It is in realizing the control the "little self" seeks that we can lovingly and with much grace turn our minds to embrace a new direction - that of our TRUE, FREE AND UNFEARFUL SELVES!

Close your eyes again today for one moment and say: I am at peace right here, right now. I will recognize when I do or say something out of fear and move out of my "little self" into the one filled with grace that I truely am!