Artificial
Are you artificial?
ARTIFICIAL = humanly contrived; not natural or spontaneous; anything made as a substitute for what is natural
QUESTION: Are you artificial?
STORY: Well, here’s the story: Our inner, natural, One True Higher Self is Consciousness. Consciousness is the elemental life force present within all sentient beings that is formless, timeless, spaceless, boundless, unlimited, innate and ever Present as the Eternal Essence of our Being. Do you know this part of you? Well, there is more to us and we now have to talk about our ego. Our ego is our outer - artificial self - the bearer of our outer personality, as Carl Jung says. Ego is a humanly contrived mechanism that constructs our life experience through our daily choices, our beliefs, patterns, ignorance and allegiances. Consciousness is always present, however, our attention is focused much more on our outer, material, binary world of ego (you/me, good/bad, smart/dumb, rich/poor, left/right, etc.) Self observation (without judgment) is a reliable way to free yourself from your artificial self and to re-connect consciously with your natural, True Higher Self. Learn more: https://www.drawingtogether.com/workchamber
QUOTES
“Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.” ~ Thomas Merton
“There is no reason and no way that a human mind can keep up with an artificial intelligence machine by 2035.” ~ Gray Scott
“It's difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the glorious oneness of the universe. Everything beautiful in the world is within you.” ~ Russell Brand
“Sooner or later, the U.S. will face mounting job losses due to advances in automation, artificial intelligence, and robotics.” ~ Oren Etzioni
“In humans it is possible through conscious effort to develop and mature to the level of the Creator.” ~ Red Hawk
EXERCISE
STOP.
Sit quietly. Assume an erect posture. Sense the breath.
Sit calmly. For one minute observe your ego without judgment and then for another minute observe your True Self as Essential Beingness.
Get your pen and paper and write words or draw lines expressing ego and True Self.
And move forward into your day playing with the skill of observing yourself without judgment.