True change: rising above morality

[DrewNows]

Our minds are quick to judge and label things and ourselves; a raised conditioning called spotlight focus, as Alan watts calls it, rather than floodlight. These are the two types of awareness explained in this video “how to get your mind back”:

In spotlight focus there’s often the desire to do something new, “to change” and then there arises fear or resistance, in the form of thought or feeling.
 

Maybe someone has just been rude or wronged you and you’d like to let them have it, to bring out the devil within, so they can be taught a lesson, but you resist because you see it as wrong, like that’s how an immature person would handle it. This is resistance and it turns into suffering despite whatever you tell yourself

“Oh I’m spiritual, I’m above devilry” is really an excuse your mind has created for not expressing it’s true colors. To rise above devilry we must first watch ourselves as the devil ?  

now dont go around doing and acting against the law and breaking all the social norms (ending friendships, etc), but realize, there’s no transcending ego with ego. This is suppression creating suffering and while it’s all part of the illusion of self, it’s not going away unless completely seen through.

in spotlight focus, ego is static, as are others, but in floodlight focus, identity/personality is as fluid as water, just like experience