Friday, February 6, 2009

Inner Roommate

“Think of the inner witness as your own personal stalker.”
When The Chemical Buddha first had this thought, it sort of freaked him out. Just thinking that there was something inside of him that was aware of everything he did gave him the hee-bee-jee-bees. Buddhists believe everything happens in awareness and so awareness is all that is. After he drank so much he blacked out for three days, TCB came to in a fog and realized that having an inner witness meant he was never alone. This insight provided him with a sense of comfort because it meant at least someone cared about what was going on in his life. And he didn’t have to get a restraining order. Or, more correctly, he wasn’t sure what he’d be trying to restrain. He did put some thought into getting his ‘inner roommate’ to pay rent or at least do dishes.
If the only person you have to live with is you, what does your inner roommate think of you?
What lies do you tell yourself and what is their impact on you?

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