The psychological view is that we are ‘products of our environment.’ We can find a lot of proof of this, i.e. your mother’s influence, etc. This view is based on the perception that we are separate egos.

The paradigm shift occurs when we look at how ‘the environment is our projection.’ (or: the environment is our ‘product’, our creation) Where is the proof for this?

I can find different level of evidence, starting with the insight that we see the world through the lens of our beliefs and thoughts, all the way to the direct perception of our projection of the world.

This view is based on the perception that what we are is the infinite Self. (Here lies a bit of a rub because when we say “I project my world” we are tempted by habit to believe it’s the small ego that projects it. That is of course not so.)

I, the infinite Self, create my world, and in it my path, in a perfect fashion to bring to me the experiences I need to realize my true identity. And that may include experiences and challenges my ego would not want to create.

Is that a better way of speaking of this conundrum? What do you think?

thank you very much for sharing your inner truth and your deep experience with me. While reading your post, I could feel both the deep fear and the deep love in me. Without my story (i.e. a mentor should not have fears anymore) I can truely love you as my friend, brother, mentor, father and son and that´s opening myself more so that I dare watching and sharing what I find inside of me. That makes life so much more exciting.
I´m very grateful to you for encouraging me to continue and deepen my process no matter what kind of fears might appear.
Freedom is my only goal.

Rene

The word quickening came to mind
Heart quickening?