In the blog post “Are You Awake?“ it talks about growing the ability to realize that you are not the thoughts and feelings you experience. You are the seer of those things. Similarly, to be where you are, you must start to grow awareness of the unconscious patterns and habits. Common blocks to awareness are three-fold.; repetition, resistance and perception. When I experience the block of repetition, I can’t move past the negative behavior because I keep repeating it. I “can’t see the forest through the trees”, if you will. The second block is resistance. It is human nature to avoid pain. Moving past negative behaviors means stepping outside of my comfort zone. For some, the suffering caused by reliving old karmic patterns is preferable to the fear of stepping outside of the comfort zone into the unfamiliar. The third block is perception. This comes from the culmination of the individual’s life experiences. Our adult perceptions are built upon what we learned as a child, directly and indirectly. For some, this foundation forms from the rejection of what has been taught. Perceptual blocks are the most subtle and most difficult to identify. Therefore, they can serve as the basis for resistance and repetition. To be where you are means to allow yourself space to just be…right where you are; no judgements and not wanting things to be different.
