Why people do The Work

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Hi Andy, I agree that suffering is a major motivator for people to

do the work. It is for me. But I think there could be other factors

as well. I know someone who is pretty unhappy, though she denies it,

who actually told me about in the first place, and who does

not do the work or have much appreciation for . She accepts

's enlightenment, but doesnt really get what the work is all

about. I think for me it was important that I was able to grasp the

place where is coming from, since I have been there myself. I

have been where is, if only temporarily, but it was enough for

me to get the big picture. 's gift is that she can break it

down so anyone who desires can get it. Long before I ever heard of

, I discovered very well that is was my personal identity that

separated me from bliss, love, and holiness, which is my very

nature. Not many people want to give up their " position " or point of

view, because they are so closely identified with it. They cannot

concieve that who they think they are is a total lie and an

illusion. It is only their " loyalty " to their false identity that

perpetuates suffering. People are ready when they are ready, and

not a moment sooner!

Love

After thinking about what you wrote.. I was probably

> misquoting. supposedly She said your thinking is all you can

change

> and to make your thinking--- healthy... i suppose she really said

to

> inquire.. excuse me.. thanks for clearing that up.

>

>

> *****Here's a commonly repeated statement BK makes " You can't drop

a

> thought because you didn't create it in the first place. "

>

> It seems to me that the impetus, the spark! that directs one to do

> inquiry is, at its genesis, a thought. Where did that thought come

> from? Did " you " choose to have it? Do you get choose any of your

> thoughts or do they, like the weather, ....... happen?

>

> Two people read LWI. One puts it down and immediately begins

doing a

> Worksheet. Another puts the book down, goes out skinny-dipping,

and

> never gives another thought to The Work. Why? The infinite

> permutations of being! (Looking more deeply one might say that

the

> first person was in sufficient pain, upset, discomfort, to feel a

> NEED to do The Work. The second person was curious, found it

> interesting, but that person doesn't feel adequate upset in her

life

> to continue with inquiry.)

>

> Why do any of us do what we do? What provokes or sparks! the

thought

> that galvinizes us to take action?

>

> Cheers!

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