Purpose is the Only Choice

The way this world/cosmos seems to be constructed is as follows: there is the subject, or person, and then there is the object that is always the surrounding "other," be it time, space, object, person(s), society, world, or cosmos. Personhood or personal identity is based on this duality, this basic split.

Q: This is where I get hooked, because as you talk and I can see my beliefs and my attachment to personhood; then I think there is something to do. I would like you to address that because otherwise I don't feel I can go any further.

D: Every time you feel that frustration of thinking that there is something to do, it doesn't feel good, does it? There is an impetus for change, but the change seems to be too difficult or overwhelming to accomplish.

Q: Then I go into this guilt and I feel whipped and I think, "I'm supposed to feel happy," but I don't feel happy.

D: Let's take a look at that idea that there's something to do. Now, doing is an action, an action of what?

Q: It would have to involve a body. Doesn't it always?

Q: I don't get so caught up in the action as I do belief. I think I'm wrong because I have this belief and I have to change the belief. For example, I like nature. To change the belief I have that nature is real is where I feel stuck. I want to go on and see the fuller picture and feel joined with 22