' the ideas that trap '...

Writings of Scott Kiloby

excerpt:

See that the very ideas that you cling to keep you trapped. And ultimately,
the idea that keeps you trapped the most is the idea that there is a separate
you. When you see thoughts arise that tell you “this is how life really is,” or
"this is how I really am," let them pass. Just be for one moment without those
thoughts. That is where freedom lies.

It is our ideas about freedom, about enlightenment, happiness, truth, and
spirituality, that keep us trapped. They are just ideas. Ideas are great. But
when they are treated as truth, we really live in delusion. When you see your
favorite ideas about enlightenment, happiness, spirituality, and truth arise, let
them pass. Be free.

In just being without thought, you are stripped naked. You have no
expectation, no hope, no past, no future, no story, no other, and no object. It
takes thoughts to have all those things. In just resting right there, you find
the doorway to freedom.

And when it dawns on you that freedom is here and that it lies at the very
core of our existence, you are then free to entertain thoughts, have
expectations, tell stories and even talk of objects “out there” in the world.
But now you know what is really happening. Now you will never take your
thoughts to be delivering reality.

Anyone can have this freedom. All it takes is the desire to not emphasize the
past, the future, your hope, your beliefs, your positions, and your
expectations. To just be in a state of not knowing has a profound effect on us,
as humans. Take this leap into the unknown. Find the freedom that is already
here.