The Unbearable Anxiety Of Being Just An Ordinary Human?

A close friend (my classmate from school) emailed me saying:

Thought you might find this an interesting read

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-unbearable-anxiety-of-being-just-an-ordinary-human

I replied to him:

Yes, the moment we have bought into the ignorance that we are nothing but the body-mind, then that sets in motion the desiring aspect, and what shape that desiring takes is of course also heavily influenced by the culture around us, which could instil in us many many desires and aspirations, etc., to which we are almost bound to fall prey because we are seeking happiness from the outside, from others approval, from society, etc.

If we begin to understand this, maybe we can say I’m ok with “enough”. 

But, I am of the opinion that unless we discover our true nature as Consciousness and NOT this body-mind, we will keep falling prey to some delusion or the other.