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The ‘person’ that is burdened is an illusionary self created by the mind. It is the belief that you are a separate, individual entity, defined by your thoughts, feelings, memories, experiences, and identifications with things like your job, family, tribe, or body…. This belief leads to a sense of limitation, lack, and separation from the true nature of reality, which is formless, borderless, and interconnected awareness….
● This illusionary self is a product of conditioning and habituation, arising from the mind’s tendency to grasp onto and identify with passing phenomena….
● It creates a constant sense of “me” and “mine,” leading to worries, concerns, fears, and desires as this constructed identity seeks to protect and fulfill itself…
● This burden is self-imposed and unnecessary, as true freedom lies in recognizing the illusory nature of the personal self and resting in the effortless awareness that is always present….
The sources repeatedly emphasize that the true self is not an object, form, or entity that can be found through thinking or sense perception. It is the formless, invisible awareness that perceives all thoughts, sensations, and experiences….
Letting go of the illusion of the personal self allows for a direct experience of this true nature, which is characterized by peace, joy, freedom, and love….
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