Energy of Stillness

When the mind is still there’s freedom because the controlling energy of what arises has nothing to attach to so there’s nothing to control. Be Still and you will naturally be free…

It’s not that we have problems, it’s that our problems have us. It’s never what happens that cause our issues, it’s how what happens is attached to; and allowed to control you. What allows the control is attachment. It’s almost unpreventable because of the unawareness of this; the control is what can be prevented. 

You might wonder how something can be prevented that you’re unaware of, but the key is in learning to still the mind. What a still mind will do for you is allow the attachment energy to pass through you; hence it won’t get to the point where it transforms into controlling energy. After all, what arises itself doesn’t control you, it can’t because it has no energy, yet. When you give it energy that’s when it grabs hold of you. Remember our default energy is stillness, that’s the energy we began life with. Only attachment to something gives energy the ability to control.

How your problems grab you can be summed up in how you allow what arises to fester and thus become the energy that controls your life. Positive, negative, to me both can be just as controlling, but stillness, the ever elusive stillness can’t be controlled because there’s nothing to attach to; that’s why the Bible states to “Be Still”. When there’s nothing to attach to there’s no controlling energy. Energy always is, the energy of attachment is controlling, the energy of stillness is freedom. This is why meditation is so valuable because discipline is developed to allow the energy of stillness to be the guiding energy of life. With stillness as the guide, we’re given control of the direction of energy in our life. So it isn’t that we have problems, but it’s in giving what arises the energy needed so that our problems have us…

Unity Energy

Unity energy comes from a sacred place, it’s not a place that’s associated with any activity, it’s a place which simply unites us all to the same energy…

In my experience unity energy doesn’t expand on its own, it needs others. Deepening a connection with others deepens unity energy which is what connects us. If unity energy connected us to each other, there would be no more hate because we would fall over each other; it’s in this space for each other that the unity of life is experienced. A smile, a warm embrace, the magnificence of love, and the deepest connection of our hearts. Loving yourself and others is the unity energy that connects humanity, these are experiences from the sacred place within.

I don’t really know what life is about, but I do understand how unity energy with others is sacred. When this is experienced it leaves one speechless. For me because of this unity energy, I have been speechless many times in the last fifteen years. I’m using the words unity energy to describe this, but words cannot truly explain it. I watch in awe as I explain what I went through to someone and see unity in their eyes, to me this is our unity energy connecting. Unity energy comes from such a sacred place, it’s not something that any human activity can make happen. When there’s unity energy with others there will be unity with ourselves and with all humanity…

Conditioned Emotions

Nothing from the outside truly controls you regardless of what it is, either real or made up. It’s the conditioned emotions attaching to what happens that causes you to be controlled…

Staying with the flow of what arises in our daily life has immense value in the process of waking up from the conditioned sleep of unawareness. What happens if one’s awareness isn’t expanded upon, conditioned emotions arise and control you; they become the master and you the slave. Conditioned emotions are what causes one to react to life in the way that they do. Nothing from the outside truly controls you either real or made up. It’s the conditioned emotions attaching to what happens that causes one to behave a certain way. When one awakens, the attachment to conditioned emotions lessens and their control lessens.

This is how it is with all our conditioned emotions, fear becomes crippling and takes you over. It’s doesn’t mean things won’t scare you, but it’s doesn’t have to be given the energy that turns it into fear. This applies to any emotion you become attached to. The associated emotion is conditioned so there’s no telling what behavior will arise. I guarantee you it’s not going to be a behavior that has love flowing as its base. Emotions will arise, it’s the way the brain seems to be wired, but our energy doesn’t have to give them more power than they’re worth. We can cry our tears or be fearful of the future. We can dislike that things aren’t going the way we think they should be, but the bottom line is it’s only when the emotions are conditioned that they’re given the energy to stop the flow of truly living life; this causes not only your own suffering, but the suffering of all beings…

Logical View

When life is viewed logically, it’s seen that things are as they are mostly because of the lack of discipline that a quiet mind provides. Logic allows the mind to settle into a state that’s pure, innocent, and free…

When we apply logic to life, it’s so much more beneficial than relying on the made up stories that defy logic. Simply stated; for all of us, a man and woman performed a deed many years ago and life began. The logic here is a deed was performed that allowed transforming energy to manifest and you were the result. Nothing magical; a condition was satisfied that allowed birth. At the start of existence there’s nothing yet developed as far as the Conditioned Mind is concerned, so we’re pretty much pure, innocent and free.

The logic here is there’s nothing yet developed for life not to be pure, innocent, and free, but as we grow older and influences begin to mold and condition the mind, the pure, innocent, and free state slowly gets replaced by the illogical conditioned influences we’re surrounded by. This is the beginning of our Conditioned Mind Patterns, and unfortunately the base of most of these influences are self-serving. So we develop a Conditioned Mind that revolves around satisfying a conditioned self that has been influenced to be this way.

The Conditioned Mind considers the logical approach as too simplistic so it can hold onto its story. The truth is, the most beneficial way to live is inward, but this only occurs if one is quiet enough to see it. If this isn’t seen the mind will use an illogical conditioned story of why living inwardly isn’t for you and your approach to life will not be from a logical view. This prevents you from returning to the pure, innocent, and free state. Unfortunately because of this, life remains based in making decisions from an illogical mind and life will remain a struggle regardless of what changes…

Love Process

If you truly want to live a life of love that’s a benefits to all beings you will have to examine the tools you are using in your process called life. Apple trees can only produce apples…

The reason we are not a world of love where we live our life to benefit each other is because the process of love isn’t being followed; we are using tools which divert us from the final result of our processes true nature, which is to love. To me, this is why the world is as it is because of the breakdown in our process to love. Through the Conditioned Mind we use all kinds of diversions that don’t follow the process to love. We use tools that are self serving so we live in a self serving world. This has to happen; remember apple trees can only produce apples. If you truly want to live a life of love that’s a benefits to all beings you will have to examine the tools you are using. Many great teachers have left us the precise tools to use so our process is one of love, but they aren’t being used by many people. All you need to understand this is to take a long hard look at the world. 

You will know if you are using the correct tools by the results of your actions. Understand this, it’s the tools that are used that allow the process to be followed and make the results what they are going to be; you are a result of the process. Life is the process, you are the result. The process of life would still continue even if you weren’t here; every living thing is a part of life’s process, there are no individual ones. We are all part of the whole, it just reflects as individuality, but make no mistake the whole is affected by one’s process…

Disciplined Harmony

The development of discipline is what harmony within. Without it you will always be as you are, doing the things that you always do…

It all began when I started sitting and I did so because I understood that discipline is needed if the mind going to settle. Everyone has a physical place that’s called home, but what of a spiritual home? This is what discipline allows you to establish, a spiritual home: a place to go where the mind can be in harmony with the body and spirit. This place isn’t for a select few, it’s available to anyone who has a willingness to want to look within and change their life. The key to this is being in the exact moment that you are in. 

Sitting is an anchor to the present moment and it becomes more of where time should be spent instead of looking for an outward fix; this outward fix is what takes you from being in harmony with yourself. Sitting for me is strictly done to develop discipline. It’s not done to attain a certain state, although that can occur. I don’t sit in any special position, mostly because there’s no need. The main thing for me is to find a position that’s comfortable and focus on it. I also like to use the sensation of touch as an anchor, I use the breath as well as guided meditations. The important thing for me is to just sit because each time I sit I’m developing the discipline to become more aware of the nonsense that goes on between my ears. This discipline is what brings it all together. Without it I would be as I always was, doing the things that I always did. As my mind has become more settled, being in the present moment has become second nature to me; there is no other place I’d rather be because there is no other place I can be. So I sit whenever possible and it has been at the core of why my life is as it is; in harmony with my mind, body, and spirit…

Unobstructed View

The view of satisfying yourself keeps you from seeing your own innate beauty unobstructed. This unobstructed view will only occur when your view comes from looking inward…

Although no one is more special than another, there are some who do see things more unobstructed than those with a selfish view. What makes this happen?  Although I wouldn’t label some as chosen, I will say some are more inclined to not attach to selfish desires which allows for more of an unobstructed view than if you have a view that’s mind based. I have lived two existences, one which was in the direction where there was much selfish suffering and the one I’m living now which is an unobstructed view of non attachment. The only real differences in the two views is one creates suffering and is done in ignorance and the other is lived in the awareness of ignorance. Today my view is as it is because the selfish obstructions don’t control me as they once did. They’re still there, I’m just not as controlled by it.

The unobstructed view that occurs is a by product of awareness, and as the selfish view is let go of, it opens up space to allow wisdom and insights to occur. This opening is directly linked to the letting go of selfish attachments. It’s the self that attaches and it’s the cause of all suffering. Ever so slowing when one begins to look inward the obstructions of selfishness fall away. To me this is what was revealed to the great mystics who were considered special, all they did was look inward. This looking inward is available to all, but one will have to overcome the obstructed selfish view to not be controlled by it. It’s the selfish view that keeps you from seeing unobstructively your own innate beauty and it will only be seen when you begin to look within…