Six Awareness

1) We get into the habitual pattern of becoming consumer oriented. We have made an occupation out of craving. We can never find satisfaction.

2) We find security by making certain that everything is totally predictable. The thought of new possibilities frightens us and we look with scorn at anyone who suggests anything innovative. We put on blinders and only look straight ahead, never to the right or left.

3) We build a wall of anger between ourselves and our experience. Everything irritates us, even the most innocuous, and innocent statement drives us mad with anger. We are so busy fighting that we can't find an alternative to fighting; the possibility of alternative never even occurs to us.


4) We are always concerned with "making it". Everything is seen from a competitive point of view. We are always trying to score points, and trying to prevent others from scoring on us. If someone achieves something special we become determined to out do them. We never trust anyone; we "know" they're trying to slip one past us. If someone tries to help us, we try to figure out their angle. If someone doesn't try to help us, they are being uncooperative, and we make a note to ourselves that we will get even later. "Don't get mad, get even," that's our motto.


5) Everything sparkles with love and light; we become godlike beings. We become proud of our godlike powers. We ignore everything that doesn't confirm our godhood (wealthy).


6) We begin to wonder whether it is possible to relate to the world as simple, dignified human beings. We is the only one in which liberation by doubt and inquisitiveness and the longing for something better.