The Drive-To-Question is Your "True Nature"

Some time ago I posted a question in one of those spiritual forums I belong to, but rarely comment in. As I recall it was a thread regarding our “true nature.” The thread was rather long and most of the participants seemed to have come to a consensus as to what our “true nature” really is (scary, huh?).

I don't recall exactly what my question was, but it was along the lines of “maybe our 'true nature' includes not denying what we have determined as false” or some such blah, blah, blah, like that.

Well, dang, it was like I took a crap in the rose garden, because I was literally blasted by all participants for my somewhat judgmental question and the consensus then became, “how dare you judge!”

So what’s up with this non-judgmental expectation that I’m constantly slapped with? Whenever I get “judge not lest ye be judged,” I suspect I’m dealing with a spiritual ideology that merely serves to mask the uncomfortable parts of reality under some protective blanket of denial (or else I’m talking to Christ himself!). Why do so many seek some psycho-spiritual exit door, when in fact it’s denial that need be exited.

Yet, the anger I’m then confronted with, often leads me to believe that for many, “spirituality” is merely an attempt to dissociate from a deep-seated rage. Certainly, the world can suck royally sometimes and there’s a lot to be angry about. So go ahead and get angry at it! Just don’t make spurious ‘spiritualized’ attempts to dissociate from the contents of your mind and then call others out on judgments that you find more comfortable to hide from than face.

Don’t judge? Ha!

So how the dickens did you determine what “path” to follow if you didn’t judge? And that path always changes and it will change in correlation to the judgments you make based on the questions you ask of the world. Not a moment goes by when you’re not questioning.

You may never get the answers you seek, but you can be certain you'll always have questions.

So become a ‘questioner extraordinaire.’ Question everything the "master" tells you, whether he/she is dead or alive.

It’s the drive-to-question everything that will lead to your “awakening,” not simply accepting whatever answers the past provides. But more importantly, it’s the questioning that makes you an active participant engaged in life rather than a lousy practitioner of denial sucking at the teat of antique "wisdom" quotes that are nothing more than somebody elses interpretation of "truth."

I mean, come on, how long can you really deny parts of your experience and continue to seek this unified wholeness you call "enlightenment"? Ha!

Of course, many may not like you when you question their sanctified belief systems (but many didn't like Christ or Buddha either). But, my friends that’s your “true nature” so why go against it. The drive-to-question is the brick and mortar of the ‘self.’ You built “you” and that construction never ends!

This is why I tend to feel this blog may eventually go the way of the Dodo. Because, let’s face facts, people don’t want to build on questions.

No, what they want are comfortable answers or egoic lullabies sung by other "exalted" egos.

Egos love comfort and maybe the best way to diminish that tendency is to question everything it tells you.

So go ahead, I invite you. Judge me!!
mikeS