The two biggest obstacles
What seem to be the two biggest obstacles:
I’m absolutely certain I am this body.
I’m absolutely certain I can make this body act with my thinking.
Both of these are 100% false.
If you have an enlightened guru whom you deeply respect demonstrating that, it might be enough to start questioning and noticing that they’re false. Apparently, it was enough for some to realize it all on the spot.
Most of us have no guru and don’t want one, so we’re on our own. We have books, videos, communities, various self-proclaimed teachers, and our natural intelligence.
The problem with all of those — except for our natural intelligence — is that they strengthen the obstacles! All of those are heard from the certainty that I can make this body act (realize this) by thinking (about it). Oops!
One solution can arise when this is clearly seen, and the strong intention builds to find out directly, once and for all. It feels crazy, even a bit dangerous, but now there’s no stopping us — we want to know.
So, we stop blindly believing the two statements above, gather our courage, and start from the possibility that:
we are not the body
thoughts have zero power.
Now there’s a chance inquiry can happen.
Inquiry is the guru.
