Separation.

Speaking as a Buddhist, as a Muslim, as a Hindu, as a Christian, as a housewife, as a teacher, as a man, as a woman, as a vegetarian, as a vegan, as a carnivore, as a doctor, as a musician, as a fan, as a sportsman, as a sportswoman, as a German, as an American, as a Frenchman, as a socialist, as a conservative, as a boss, as a common worker, as a gay man, as a gay woman, as a feminist............

Every time we begin a thought or sentence in this way we subtlety separate ourselves from the universe and all other beings by empowering yet another transient identity.

We create an environment for superiority and a world that is unique and personal to us, but of course it's all a delusion because in reality there is nothing that you really are and no way you have to be.

Creating and then holding on to an apparent identity can only lead to unhappiness and dissatisfaction as, over time and association with people identifying themselves in the same way, you still find yourself alone, with your own unique views and opinions based on this now shared and fragmented identity.

Freedom does not lie in the superficial security of belonging to a group or of becoming someone or something that gives you a place in life, but rather the opposite, of letting go of all limitations and being the true no-person that you truly are.

 

May all beings be happy.