There's an experience we all share that's so private, so extraordinary, so inexplicable, and so terrifying, that we can spend our whole lives trying to wriggle out of it. Aloneness.
And yet, the wriggling won't work. The void within each of us is as real as the darkness of space. And until we figure out how to contend with it, we're at the mercy of a profound, often subconscious fear, which corrupts our inner and outer worlds.
When love comes towards us, initially with our mothers, and then with our lovers, the heavens open and the aloneness seems to subside. We are saved! But, alas, the elixir of love simply renders us dependent. We become attached. Addicted, even. And without realising, we choke off love by desperately trying to hang on to it. But we cannot avoid the aloneness. Not our parents, lovers, friends, nor children can save us from this existential reality. And the more we try to use others to escape it, the more selfish, puzzled and wretchedly lonely we make ourselves.
But when we wise up… when we realise what's going on… and when we muster the courage to finally face the void within and stand firm… what awaits us is the pristine beauty of our very own self. By daring to step deep into the true nature of consciousness, we enter into the most important relationship of all, and put an end to the drama we've been inflicting on those around us.
To embrace aloneness is to grow up. To become a true and unselfish lover. To end the loneliness. And to know the true meaning of sovereignty.