At the time of writing this, Narges Mohammadi, the female Iranian 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, lingers in jail, put there by the autocratic regime controlling Iran for daring to work for human rights.
Some countries in Asia and Africa have it written into their constitutions banning LGBTQ relationships, making them punishable by death in certain situations.
Meanwhile, Russia is more than two years into its invasion of Ukraine, under the pretext or “De-Nazification,” and Hamas seeks the elimination of Israel, such that the two are at war. The horrors of war need no explanation here.
At its most essential level tyranny, injustice, and war is about egos imposing their will, or clashing with other egos, and too many of us are still identified with our ego “I” thought.
But my book, Love Your Triggers: Mastering the Simple Mantra that Heals our World, has been an international bestseller, a true global sensation that is being read in every country and is helping to heal our world.
By January 1, 2050 people in every country, including those in government and positions of leadership, are being trained, in Zoom classes, to teach the book’s simple message via a foundation I have established, the Global Realization Project.
And the book’s message? We are not our egos. The problem is that we take our ego “I” to be “real,” who we “are,” and as a result, are not free to truly love.
When things are going our way, we feel good, happy, and confident in ourselves, but when they are not, we feel insecure, anxious, and defensive—and afraid to look into the eyes of others.
But the truth is that we are not anything that comes-and-goes—thoughts and feelings, beliefs and emotions, not even the ego “I” thought itself—but rather the pure, open-hearted awareness or presence that is always, always here.
Realizing this awakens freedom, love, and creative power. This is the simple truth that heals our world. It allows us to gaze into another person’s eyes—regardless of the color of their skin, their language, or their religion—without fear or judgment, in a warm and welcoming way.
The fastest and surest way to realizing freedom from our ego is to learn to love or at least accept our triggers, those times when we have an emotional reaction to someone or something.
After all, welcoming our upsets is the beginning of self-love, and until we love ourselves, we cannot love others. So, whenever we experience upset, we learn to welcome it because it is showing us where we are yet free.
Then we affirm the simple but powerful mantra: “I am the awareness in which everything comes-and-goes…”
Then we breathe and relax, and be the awareness are. We notice the coming-and-going of our thoughts and beliefs, feelings and emotions—including frustration, self-esteem issues, resentment, guilt, anger, depression, shame, etc.
Yet “we,” as the pure awareness watching the coming-and-going of literally everything, are always, always here!
So, we imagine ourselves facing the triggering incident again, but from true presence this time—free of the ego “I” thought and its “story,” that which got triggered in us—and we find it easier to flow with it.
As we learn to master the mantra, we increasingly feel a current of inner peace and harmony, and a deep love for all humanity. This peace is guaranteed, so long as we follow the “I” thought all the way to its end.
Freed of the “me, myself, and my ‘story’” obsession, our ego is still there when we need it, stronger and more powerful than ever, and our thinking is much more intuitive and creative.
Then we can work together, cooperating at the local and global level to solve our shared problems and challenges!
©Jim Dreaver, 2024
Bio:
Jim is the author of End Your Story, Begin Your Life (Hampton Roads) The Way of Harmony (Avon), and The Ultimate Cure (Llewellyn) and has taught at Esalen Institute and elsewhere.
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