| All mankind is seeking truth, justice and beauty. We are | | | | constructed an image of perfection that is impossible |
| on a continual question for truth because we only | | | | to achieve. You created that image, but it is not real |
| believe the lies that are etched on our mind. We | | | | and you will never achieve perfection in this way. |
| search for justice because it does not exist in our | | | | Not being perfect, you have a tendency to reject |
| belief system. | | | | yourself. Our degree of rejection depends on how |
| We never cease searching, but all is already within us! | | | | efficiently adults succeeded in destroying our integrity. |
| We do not find the truth ultimately because we cannot | | | | Basically, once the domestication process is complete, |
| see the truth! It is obscured by the agreements that | | | | it is no longer a case of doing the "right thing" in the |
| we have given to ourselves and the false beliefs that | | | | eyes of others. From that time onwards, we are not |
| clutter our minds. Human beings have a need to be | | | | "doing the right thing", because we cannot conform to |
| right and consider others wrong. They have | | | | our idea of perfection. |
| confidence in their beliefs and it is these beliefs that | | | | We are unable to forgive ourselves for not being what |
| condemn them to their suffering. | | | | we wish to be. We cannot forgive ourselves for not |
| In fact, life goes on as if we were moving through a | | | | being "perfect", so we feel bad, frustrated and |
| sort of fog, a fog that is not even real, that is nothing | | | | dishonest by pretending to be someone we are not. |
| but a dream, a personal "life dream", made up of our | | | | The result is, we are not "real" and we wear social |
| beliefs, all the ideas we have about what we are, all | | | | masks to ensure other people won't see this as we |
| the agreements that we have made with others, with | | | | are afraid people will find out our pretensions. Of |
| ourselves and even with God. | | | | course, we are also constantly looking out for people's |
| This is the human condition: bathed in illusion. Mankind | | | | imperfections so that we feel good about it when we |
| cannot see what it really it, nor even perceive that it is | | | | know we are "better" than them. |
| not free. It resists life, fearful of speaking the truth. The | | | | All humans have a primordial need to be loved and |
| result: happiness, love, luck and wealth are absent from | | | | accepted, but humans are also incapable of accepting |
| our life. We are required to struggle constantly, just to | | | | and loving themselves. Showing lack of self-respect is |
| keep what we have or keep our suffering to a | | | | a sign of not loving themselves. Just observe, how |
| minimum. | | | | many public figures are acting in self-respect of |
| Simply being ourselves is what we fear most. We | | | | themselves? They are just being harsh on themselves |
| have learned to live forcing ourselves to meet the | | | | yet they act childishly ignorant of the fact that they are |
| needs of others, to live according to the point of view | | | | throwing away self-respect. So how to achieve the |
| of others, out of fear that they will not accept us or | | | | image of perfection in the eyes of others, as what |
| we are not good enough in their eyes. | | | | Maria Duval asks? |
| So how has this illusion come to form part of your life? | | | | Well, there's always good news. There is no need to |
| The answer is: this is part of your domestication | | | | live in this state of permanent fear. Do not worry |
| process. You may not remember it, but you devised | | | | because there is always ancient wisdom passed |
| an image of what constitutes perfection so that you | | | | down from the realm of history and you can learn |
| could always try to do the right thing. You created an | | | | from this wisdom of life to free yourself from the |
| image of how you should be to be accepted by the | | | | negative conditioning that has so far blocked your |
| world, and specifically to please your parents, brothers, | | | | fulfillment in life. Learn from the Secrets of the Ancient |
| sisters, and teachers, etc. | | | | Magi. |
| By trying to do the right thing in their eyes, you | | | | |