Essence and personality…

Written by: anoopam

personality can never be happy

in our times it is almost expected that actors, performers, and athletes will be demanding and childish in personal matters. It is even thought that infantile behavior is somehow necessary for the creative process; this, of course, is nonsense. Childish behavior means an immature essence; that is, an essence that has stopped developing during childhood.

The only thing that is required is that these experiences be allowed to reach essence. When personality dominates it means that events are deflected, that they are not allowed to enter us in a way that affects us deeply. Self-remembering and being present change that; they create a shock in the body that allows experiences to enter essence and affect us, what Gurdjieff called the ‘first conscious shock.’  Self-remembering is the shock that allows essence to grow and become vibrant again; it is the first step to connecting to higher centers.

Essence is the part of us that can appreciate simple beauty, such as sunlight falling through a window, a beautiful spring day, the quiet of a forest. When personality grows strong, simple pleasures pass by unnoticed.

When one remembers one’s self for a few seconds, false personality temporarily disappears and the impressions we take in go right into us. From this point of view, we don’t really need to work on developing essence; we just need to practice self-remembering.

if you live in essence there is no conflict 

when your essence grows you meet and attract similar people

if you use your essence to decorate your personality it goes