| H.I.T.S. doesn't appear to be very dangerous on the | | | | that is true (and it is), then our ideals and beliefs |
| surface, but because H.I.T.S feeds off fear, and since | | | | become paramount, because without them, we |
| anything that reacts from a posture of fear is | | | | would be forced to admit that we are nothing. |
| treacherous, H.I.T.S is extremely dangerous! | | | | Therefore, you can see how important beliefs are, |
| Most of our wars, believe it or not, result from | | | | and it matters not whether they are true or false. |
| H.I.T.S. Once we buy into a belief or an idealism that | | | | Even the suggestion of looking into the truth of our |
| is not backed by facts, the facts no longer matter; | | | | ideals is dangerous to our self-esteem, because if for |
| what matters is our identity with these beliefs, | | | | some reason these ideals proved false, very false, |
| whether they are factual or not. H.I.T.S. however, | | | | with what would we then be left? |
| doesn't merely stop at religious or political beliefs; it | | | | Surprisingly, proving that our ideals are false is actually |
| goes much deeper than that. | | | | the cure for H.I.T.S. (Head In The Sand syndrome), |
| If you are hesitant to type in certain browser | | | | because if we had the guts to cure our H.I.T.S. by |
| subjects, such as, "Is Buddha a myth," or, "Is Christ a | | | | doggedly investigating every one of our beliefs and |
| myth," or maybe, "Is (fill in the blank) a myth," and if | | | | ideals, we would eventually end up with N.L.L. The |
| you fear open discussions of these types of | | | | problem with N.L.L. is that since our mind is no longer |
| questions, you could suffer from H.I.T.S. | | | | subjugated by irrational fears of losing a self-identity, |
| Our strong beliefs merely substantiate what we | | | | that was built on false assumptions anyway, a |
| perceive ourselves to be. We identify with our beliefs | | | | tremendous energy results. |
| and ideals, and whether they are true or not matters | | | | You would think that someone with N.L.L. (Nothing |
| little; what matters is that we continually prop up our | | | | Left to Lose) would become lazy and do nothing, but |
| self-identity with them. After all, without a | | | | the opposite is true; without the old H.I.T.S. syndrome |
| self-identity, which we have worked so hard at | | | | to worry about, a new-found freedom is |
| building, what would we be? To lose our self-identity | | | | experienced. N.L.L. individuals become continuously |
| would be far worse than losing any religious or | | | | creative in every aspect of their lives, simply because |
| political belief! | | | | they are no longer intimidated by their old shadowy, |
| But have you ever considered that perhaps this | | | | agenda driven ideals. |
| self-identity of ours is no more than these things we | | | | They are finally free to inquire into everything in the |
| use to substantiate it, which are our beliefs and | | | | world, and beyond -- and that's called freedom; the |
| ideals? What if there is nothing behind these ideals? If | | | | freedom leading to enlightenment. |