Developed Conditioning

As we grow up we develop in a conditioned way which allows for our development to be as it is. To put it simply, if the development was based in love humanity would be much different…

As I reflect back I see how many of the Conditioned Mind Patterns I developed were just part of what was there growing up. Nothing particularly right or wrong in this, especially because there wasn't much that could have been done differently. It's very difficult to act in a loving manner if that's not what's in place as you grow up. Some things are learned naturally, but everything takes some kind of practice. If you're learning how to catch a baseball, at first it's probably awkward with no knowledge as to the best way to do it, but the more you do it the more natural it becomes. This is beneficial if what you're learning is based in love, but part of the problem is when what's developed isn't based in love, it too becomes natural; this is why it's so hard to change. I knew what was loving and what was selfish growing up, but doing what was loving was not what was developed so being selfish was natural to me and there wasn't anybody who could tell me different because that's all I knew.

This selfish development caused much suffering because with this conditioning, there wasn't any room for much else to be seen. This is the monkey mind most people unknowingly have and it's a direct result of why humanity is the way it is. If we all grew up with our development based in loved, humanity would be much different, it's that simple. I know this because thirteen years ago I began developing a different base (one of love) and lo and behold things began changing. It doesn't mean it's always this way, but just as it is with learning to catch a baseball, it takes practice, and in this case it's done so the loving behavior becomes as natural as the earlier development of being selfish was…