Awakening Consciousness

In order to be who we are, we must be willing to let go of who we think we are. Ultimately, we are all seeking freedom, a state of absolute well-being. The way to freedom is to step back and view the chatter of our mind objectively. If we're hearing the incessant talk, it is obvious that it is not us. So, just having the awareness of the chatter is significant. We are not the voice of our mind---we are the ones that hear the voice. The real problem is not life itself, it's the commotion that the mind makes about life that really causes the problem. The first step is to realize the problem-making nature of the voice inside us. But then we have the witness, the awareness, the consciousness. We can thus learn to watch the voice to become free of it. Freedom is to objectively watch our problems instead of getting lost in them.