I also feel the quote below is an important one:

“The left brain’s sense of order is a necessary tool for survival and maintaining a standard of living but usually mistaken as our true identity.”

My belief is that our true identity resides in the right brain where we are able to experience our interrelatedness with the Universal Flow in which we are intimately inseparable.

All of Nature seems to naturally flow with this intelligent energy with the exception of humans (who were expelled from the Garden of Eden)…instead humans developed a separate self image which tries to control the flow (role of ego and left brain ) and feels superior in its exploitation of their environment and extended life span…however we are alienated and lost when our ego fails and we lose control over our life.

Most human pain is caused by our attempts to control and redirect Nature’s Flow against a power that is far greater than we realize…most major religions believe it is necessary to surrender to the “Will of God or Higher Power” (move with the flow).

The flow can be expressed as a dance in which you probably feel very much at home…great dancers are ones who can abandon themselves to this awesome flow…and they may also realize this happens without self control (not an ego trip)…perhaps Snoopy from “Peanuts says it best,”dance is life…life is dance”

Sid

Your thoughts and quotes were very useful to me. I especially appreciated this statement “The left brain’s sense of order is a necessary tool for survival and maintaining a standard of living but usually mistaken as our true identity.”

As part of being mindful and aware, I have been noting when I or someone I’m interacting with is “lost in one’s ego”. It helps me respond from a position of acceptance, patience, and compassion when I see this disconnect in terms of mistaking the gifts of the left brain as the true identity. Once again you have helped me gain greater awareness.
Thanks, Rebecca