Self?

When I am a fearful self, I remember
that this “self” is an illusion.
My true Self is not afraid
of life or death or change.
Transformation is its nature.

When I doubt myself, I remember
that this “self” is an illusion.
My true Self cannot doubt
for it is made of Light and Energy.
It belongs to the “really Real.”

My brain constructs a thousand “selves,”
and a million fantasies they believe.
Hidden deep within this brain lies
its authentic function –
not to construct a self, but to express
and be that Self in every moment.

I cannot teach my “self” to live without fear,
nor can I give to it the confidence it lacks.
I no longer try.
I simply stop believing what I tell my “self”
about my “self,” and let the whole illusion
drop away.
I become my Self again.
And this is where I choose to live.

Author: William Martin

Taoist teacher and consultant View all posts by William Martin