Many times throughout my journey, I have mistaken the longed for state of 'Emotional Freedom' as 'Depression', because I didn't recognize this 'absence of emotion state' for the underlying beauty and truth that it was, 'Emotional Liberation', the eternal background state that is the core essence of what we always have been, inner peace, pure awareness.
I feel I have finally fully integrated and grounded the beauty of this truth now, and no longer unconsciously take on unnecessary emotional karma again, just to 'feel' something other than our simple but naturally beautiful state of inner peace.
This DOESN'T mean the end to adverse feelings, but it means the end to no longer 'identifying' with them, as we rest as our natural state of awareness, simply the eternal 'pure knowing' of all the emotions and sensations. There is no need to deny them or resist feeling them, but simply BE the KNOWING that KNOWS them. 👁
This in itself sounds too simple to be true, but after many trial and errors on my journey, I have come to see, it is indeed the way to eternally BEing the unwavering 'Light of Awareness' that already I AM, Right HERE, Right NOW. ✨🕊
This was taken at El Catrin Distileria in the Distillery District of Toronto. Amazing food and atmosphere.