Comfort Zone

As long as we are caught in our 'comfort zone' we are incapable of
experiencing the 'zone'. This 'zone' is variously described from the
perspective of athletics, business, music, art, etc. But what is
this 'zone' really? It is the State of Being beyond ourselves.

Beyond our ordinary state of consciousness is the extraordinary
State of Being. This is the state of consciousness devoid of ego
superimposition. Our real nature is suppressed in the mind due to
the presence of ego: due to the false identification of
consciousness with the insentient (unconscious) elements, including
the body, senses, mind, memory intellect, and the ego itself. These
last four (mind, memory, intellect, and ego) are called the
Antarkarana Cautusthya,or 'four-fold inner organ'.

Our mind, memory, intellect and ego are supposed to be used to
express the inherent beauty and freedom of the Self, and when this
happens one is in 'the Zone'. This is the Zone of zones. All other
zones are indicative of this Zone. That is, all our high experiences
of having 'gone beyond ourselves' point to the State of Being which
is always beyond our self (our small self, ego). In other words, the
pristine state of Pure Consciousness already exists. It always
exists and is unchangeable, indestructible, unalterable. It cannot
be adulterated or modified by the mind. However, its reflection in
the mind is changed according to what we 'have in mind'. For
example, we all have the potential to go beyond ourselves and
achieve the 'zone'. But if our mind is filled with self-defeating
thoughts, or we are attached to our 'comfort zone', we will NOT be
able to experience the 'zone'. We always have the potential, but
that potential is directly proportional to our determination.

We have to make up our mind to go beyond our self-imposed
limitations. Our limitations include our bias, our mental images,
our grudges, our laziness, and all the other 'babies' of mind and
ego. Yes, these are our 'babies', they are produced by the union of
mind and ego, and we are very attached to them. We identify with
these (and other) creations of mind and ego and after a while we
feel 'at home' with them; that is, we feel comfortable in our little
space until something comes along to disturb it (which will always
happen). This comfort zone is our own self-curse.

To reach our highest potential (in any field of life) we must break
out of our comfort zone. In the field of life itself, we have to
bring into play all our inherent talents and strengths, our innate
knowledge, and most especially, our sincerity and humility to
completely go beyond our ego and attain the highest state of
Consciousness.