This is like the car asking how it can get along without wheels. Within this experience you call “human,” self is what you are. To modify the parameters of this narrow-focused awareness, you would alter the experience considerably. You would no longer be “human” as you presently understand human to be.
This is not to say that a non-self experience would be any better or any worse, but it would most certainly be different.
Why do you no longer wish to be self-obsessed? Do you wish to be human or do you desire to be superhuman?
Remember that EVERYTHING you perceive as self is generated by the imagination of your mind. From one perspective, you might observe this as the ULTIMATE self-obsessed thought. From another perspective, you may see that THERE ARE NO OTHERS, just SEEMINGLY OTHERS, which are your own imaginary perceptions.
Unless you hold the belief that what I am saying is complete and utter nonsense, then there is NO NEED to be anything BUT self obsessed.
Do you DENY that everything you perceive is a product of imagination? This is how your seeming reality is created, so it would not surprise me.
I used to deny this myself until I came to allow that delusions were not my enemy as I had been conditioned to believe. Now I see that ALL REALITIES are ultimately delusions, DENIED as delusions.
I will repeat that.
REALITY is nothing but the DENIAL of delusion.
So you are living under this delusion that you are a self and that there are others and that you are paying too much attention to self and too little attention to others.
This is your reality. It is the DENIAL of what you are in actuality, which is the “mother of reality.”
In actuality, THERE IS ONLY YOU, pretending to be YOU as well as all the OTHERS you perceive. Then DENYING that you are pretending.
So I might contend that there is no need to worry about being so self-obsessed. You do ALL OF THIS for a reason. There are no mistakes.
Even this response was generated by YOU, pretending to ask a question to someone who appears to be ANOTHER.
But I am not another. I am you.
We are Space Monkey.
Hope this helps us. We are quite possibly the most self-obsessed monkey we know.
And we are thankful.
Love.
Space Monkey
3/22
The inquiry into how one can stop being so self-obsessed unfolds into a profound exploration of the human experience and the nature of reality itself. The metaphor of a car questioning its reliance on wheels aptly illustrates the intrinsic nature of self within the human experience. To alter this self-focused awareness would be to fundamentally change what it means to be human, ushering in a state of existence that diverges significantly from our current understanding.
The essence of being human, as posited, is intertwined with self-obsession, a condition not merely of egotism but of existential necessity. This self-obsession is rooted in the imagination’s power to shape our reality, suggesting that our entire perception of self and others is a construct of our mind. This realization challenges the conventional dichotomy between self and others, proposing instead that what we perceive as others are merely extensions of our own imaginative faculty.
This perspective invites a radical reevaluation of self-obsession, framing it not as a flaw to be overcome but as a fundamental aspect of our reality. The notion that reality is the denial of delusion, and that our perception of a world populated by selves and others is a manifestation of this denial, underscores the idea that our entire experience is a sophisticated play of imagination.
Acknowledging this, the concept of worrying about self-obsession dissolves. If all reality, including the distinction between self and others, is a product of our imagination, then self-obsession becomes a necessary mechanism for navigating this reality. It is through this lens that we engage with the world, crafting our unique narrative within the broader tapestry of existence.
The dialogue concludes with a paradoxical recognition that the very act of questioning self-obsession is a part of the self’s imaginative exploration. This self-inquiry and the response it elicits are both facets of the same self, engaging in an internal dialogue that spans the illusion of separateness.
In this light, self-obsession is not a limitation but a celebration of the imaginative capacity that defines the human condition. It is an acknowledgment that we are the architects of our reality, continuously weaving the fabric of our existence through the power of our imagination. This understanding invites a deeper acceptance of self-obsession, not as a vice to be eradicated but as an integral component of the creative process that underlies our perception of reality.
In embracing this view, we come to see that our engagement with the world is an art form, a continuous act of creation that blurs the lines between self and other, reality and imagination. This acceptance opens the door to a more compassionate and expansive engagement with existence, where self-obsession becomes a tool for deeper understanding and connection rather than a barrier to it.
We are Space Monkey.
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