Come Out Of Hiding (Embrace Your Humanity)

What would it really be like to come out of hiding? This meditation explores the fear of being exposed — that deep terror of people finding out we are just like everyone else. It looks at how we spend so much energy wanting the world to think a certain way about us, and how the popular idea of becoming a better version of yourself is really just another way of hiding from our humanity. The real coming out of hiding is an embrace of what we already are — a deep bow to life, and a willingness to let ourselves be ourselves.

Transcript

You guys ever contemplate that? What it would really be like to come out of hiding? The only way that I see that that's actually possible is to embrace some flavor of humility. To come out of hiding and not need to pretend to be more. To come out of hiding and let the truth be the truth about whatever struggle might be there. You see this? Because I so see the tendency to hide, Right? I so see the tendency to create this image of myself and present it to the world. And it's an image that hides from my humanity. It's like this fear of being exposed. It's like what if people find out that I'm just like everyone else? What if people find out just how much I don't really know? You know what it's saying. What if people find out the truth? What an epic story of death for that image. It's a beautiful visual to step out of hiding and let the world see whatever they see. Let them think whatever they think. And you see the difficulty in that is also showing how much we want the world to think a certain way about us. Which is super interesting to me like we look at other human beings and say, Don't see what you see, See what I want you to see. Which is to say, Don't be you. Use your human sovereignty so as to uphold my imaginary self-importance. And it's a big step out of hiding to see that we do that. And for me, It inspires a deep bow, A deep bow to life. That in some way says, Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry. I was trying to make this life thing about me. Then there is, I guess it's wise to say, The illusion of coming out of hiding. Which I think is quite popular in the world. The illusion of coming out of hiding is almost like becoming a better version of yourself. But the better version of yourself is still massively hiding from your humanity. I'm coming out of hiding to hide behind a better image of myself. Of how I think I should be. What is the better version of myself other than some flavor of a more honest version of myself? And what is a more honest version of myself than a self that's willing to allow the self to be the self? Which is an embrace of our humanity. And what is a more honest version of myself than a self that's willing to allow the self to be the self? Which is an embrace of our humanity.

Reviews

Thanks again Tiger..

There’s so very much to consider here! Thank you teacher Tiger! 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❗️

It is a revelation to remember to embrace our authentic selves. 🌞🙏