Unconsciously Controlled

Without recognition of the unconsciousness that’s formed, you’re blindly controlled by it. It tells you to jump and the only thing you can do is jump; the level of unconsciousness determines if you ask how high…

If you want to understand your mind you will need to sit down and observe it. Whatever you think and ponder upon, that is what becomes the inclination of your mind and hence this is what becomes your unconscious actions. If there is no sitting, there’s very little chance for the mind to settle so it can be observed. As unconsciousness is formed it becomes so deeply imbedded in the subconscious that there’s very little observation of your mind activated actions. These unconscious actions are different for everyone, but they are common at their root. They all arise in some way from the desire to seek pleasure. It matters little what’s used to fulfill this pleasure seeking desire and because there’s very little awareness of this it’s in control. There needs to be an understanding that your actions become automatic and are conditioned by how you think. This is what determines whether your actions are wholesome (loving) or unwholesome (selfish). Simply put, loving actions should be cultivated so they become automatic.

If there isn’t any sitting to allow the mind to settle, an understanding of it will be difficult and so observing the unconscious conditioned patterns will not be recognized. Without recognition of this you’ll be blindly controlled by them. They say jump and the only thing you can do is jump. And depending on the level of unconsciousness, you may even ask how high. This is why things are done that aren’t in our best interest without hesitation. Without the ability to observe the thoughts that arise one is like a puppet on a string. Sitting allows the mind to settle so there can be an observation of this and one by one the strings can be cut. If nothing is in place to allow this settling, the Conditioned Mind puppeteer will continue its unconscious control without hesitation and do things that aren’t in your best interest or what’s best for others…