Are you aware of what is going on around you, or are you acting robotically?

Both the man and the woman live like robots and rely on routines, memories of the past, and neither spontaneity nor knowledge of the current moment to function.

Imagine that you don't even yet have a soul; instead, you have the potential to do so but it hasn't been realized, just like a tree does when its seed is planted in the right environment, where it will grow and its potential realized.

You are a junkyard full of other people's beliefs and ideas about how things should and shouldn't be, and keep in mind that none of these ideas are yours; they are all borrowed from the outside. You also lack your own originality and haven't discovered your own center.

Are you spinning in a circle like a hampster with no destination in sight? Why are you here? Where are you going?

Have you ever realized who you really are and then responded from that place? Or are you just parroting what you've heard and read?

So, how do we escape this robotic nightmare and discover our unique identities? How can we locate the true center and avoid residing in the ego's fictitious center?

The first step is to recognize that you are living your life like a robot because of your ingrained, taught habits rather than, your unique experiences.

The first step in becoming aware of oneself is learning to observe oneself, one's behaviors, and one's reactions. Ask oneself if one is responding from the present moment like a man or woman, or if one is behaving like a machine.

Then you start to observe your thoughts, see whether you are being drawn in by the magnetic pull of your mind, and see how it is leading you about like you are being strangled by all of its false desires and deceptions.

The next step is to pay attention to your emotions, and moods to see how they affect your ability to move between the two poles. You won't be able to set yourself free and understand what true freedom really is until you create a gap and see yourself as a distinct thing.

 This realization occurs only when you establish a gap and recognize yourself as a separate entity will you be able to set yourself free and realize what true freedom actually is.