Selfish Box Trap

What is considered the selfish box entraps most people to the destructiveness that this enforces. Unless you can go beyond this, there will be acceptance of the destructiveness of the selfish box…

Stepping outside of the selfish box as far as thinking goes is a must if one is to go beyond the destructiveness of this box. You may ask why would a person want to go beyond the selfish box, here’s why. The so called selfish box is based in form and to be attached to form causes suffering. It’s as simple as that, selfishness pushes attachment to the senses (form). Life attached to form still occurs, it just isn’t experienced as beneficial as it can be. There will still be experiences simply because you’re alive, but they will be dictated by the selfishness and there’ll be much suffering associated with them. The selfish box entraps you to the destructiveness selfishness enforces. Unless you can see this to go beyond it, there will be acceptance of the selfish box. It’s an easy trap to get caught in because the selfishness uses delusion to distract you.

Selfishness also plays right into the reward system of attaching to form. Who does anything that doesn’t have the reward of pleasure associated with it? This can be applied to just about anybody and anything. When was the last time you purposely did something that you knew was going to be unpleasant with no reward attached to it? This is pivotal in understanding the process of the Conditioned Mind and the way the selfishness cause suffering. Until you don’t attach to what arises, without judging it or associating it with pleasure, the selfish box will be what dictates the life you’re living. And it will be destructive based on the attachment to the selfish box…

Enticed Reaching

The most important thing to understand about enticed reaching is the less attachment there is to “I” the less you will be enticed to reach for something you think is needed for satisfaction…

Enticed reaching is so powerful because what’s reached for is actually satisfying; this is why enticed reaching is so addicting. There’s issue with this because of the impermanent nature of being satisfied. Satisfaction simply will not last, it has no staying power so something will always be needed following the attainment of whatever is reached for. Think about it, with all the things you have been enticed to reach for throughout your life regardless of what it was, it doesn’t bring the satisfaction now that it brought at that time. Most times, even if the same exact thing is physically repeated it’s usually not as satisfying as the first experience. I used so many things as I was enticed by my reaching conditioning, but it never lasted; the next enticed reaching always arose. This went on all the time, reaching for one thing after another and never staying satisfied.

I’ve come to understand this enticed reaching as the main reason people start using and become addicted to things. If needing satisfaction wasn’t sought, nothing would be reached for so there would never be an addiction. Unfortunately, enticed reaching has its way with people. It’s deeply ingrained in the subconscious and has been in place since the beginning of human form. I know this enticed reaching is what controlled me for forty nine years and it was directly associated with “I”. Without “I” no one is there to be enticed. Even with this understanding enticed reaching doesn’t just disappear, but it does subside somewhat. To me, the most important thing to understand about this is, the less attachment there is to “I” the less you will be enticed to reach because without “I” there’s no one who needs the next satisfaction…

Controlling Lies

Whatever controls you and makes you think it’s needed to be happy, it becomes your lie. It’s not right or wrong, but the key is to understand if being controlled by a lie will truly provide what you think it will…

To me, whoever is looked upon for inspiration or whatever, it should be noted that most likely they didn’t always see things as they do now. I’m fortunate to have experienced two totally different ways of viewing life. It’s where my insights arise from and the reason why I share what I do. Having been controlled by lies for so many years has actually become my greatest asset. When I write about something it’s always from a lie that’s been exposed. It’s never about being smarter or knowing more than anyone else; what’s there is simply what’s there and it’s what’s shared. When I talk about quietness or stillness it’s because I was controlled by lies which is a life full of noise. When there’s talk of attachment, it’s because attachment is the master lie.

Everyone who is alive experiences life, it’s what’s done with the experiences that determines if you’re controlled by lies. An example is if you think you need to have material things to be happy, you will be controlled by that lie. It’s not right or wrong, but the key is to understand if the lie will provide what you think it will. Deep down inside having material things doesn’t change you. 

For me, I went through a life of much suffering, always controlled by the lie of what my Conditioned Mind made me believe was happiness; today I see this for the lie that it is. When I write something it’s because I can see the lie that controlled me; today I have been provided with a view of true liberation. I’m very direct in my approach, but I’m not insensitive to anyone else’s view, it’s just that I’ve been controlled by lies for far too long, and because of this I can see that way too many are still controlled by them…

Grateful Heart

Happy Thanksgiving, not only for today, but for each and everyday because life itself is your greatest gift because one day it will not be so…

Being grateful for life occurs naturally when there’s an understanding of how to live from a heart of love; although love is natural it’s not automatic so cultivating love results in gratitude…

Gratitude naturally arises from a loving heart, but it’s not automatic. It isn’t produced by attaching to anything from the materiel realm. If gratitude was from the material realm it would coincide with possessions and that would make a person of wealth more grateful than one who didn’t have much. The true measure of wealth has nothing to do with possessions, true wealth arises from a loving heart, that’s what measures wealth. You can only be grateful when you are content with life as it is, not with the way you wish it was or how you want or expect it to be. 

Wanting is never from our true self, it’s from the small self that thinks what’s wanted is needed to be complete. Whenever you want, it means you think life needs to be in some other way; this creates suffering. Gratitude doesn’t mean everything will be as it’s wanted, life must be accepted as it is if you are to be at peace and have a grateful heart; investigate this for yourself. Gratitude will not shield you from life problems, it will allow you to not create them. Be grateful for your life as it is and you will find your loving heart, and when life is lived from a loving heart there will be harmony with yourself and with all beings. When this occurs you can’t help but to have an attitude that’s full of gratitude for life as it is, not because of what you possess, but because of the natural love that arises from your own heart…

Created Obstacles

Life happens, it’s not personal. When it’s made personal obstacles are created. When you find a center to just be, there’s nothing personal because you become sheltered from creating your own obstacles…

It may seem as though life creates obstacles so you can learn from them, but the obstacles come from within ourselves. Life doesn’t create obstacles, that’s not its nature, it just is. Things happen because of certain Universal Laws, these laws produce certain results, this is just life being life, it’s not personal. There’s a place within every person that you can go when life seems over bearing, but life isn’t ever truly over bearing, it’s just what the Conditioned Mind creates; stories of obstacles. 

Our center of being is a place, a shelter, an inner sanctuary, from the self created obstacles of life. If this place isn’t known when the Conditioned Mind creates these obstacles, you’ll be left unprotected and exposed to face your own created suffering for not finding your shelter; you are the creator of your own misery. This shelter is the true essence of being. It’s the center of Universal Love or God if you’d like.

When you can stay centered there will be shelter from creating your own suffering. This is regardless of what happens in life, that is unless it’s made personal. Life does nothing to no one, it’s each individual alone from the way they‘re conditioned that makes life seem it creates obstacles and this occurs because without a center of being everything that happens in life is put upon your shoulders and makes it something that has to be done. Just understand whatever is going on between your ears is about what you think needs to be done, it’s totally on the individual, created within one self. 

Don’t blame life for not staying centered and being left unprotected and exposed for all kinds of mischief to arise. Find your center so you are sheltered and stay there as much as possible. The more you stay there the fewer obstacles there will be in your life and the less suffering there will be…

Lure of Desire

The most important thing to understand about the lure of desire is the less one is attached to “I” the less one will be lured in because without “I” there’s no one desiring…

The lure of desire is so enticing because it actually feels good and this is why desire is so powerful. The only real issue with this is the impermanent nature of desire. It simply will not last no matter what; desire has no staying power so something else will be needed almost immediately following the attainment of the desire. Think about it, with all the desires that have been attained throughout your life regardless of what it was, it doesn’t bring the fulfillment now that it brought at that time. Most times even if the same exact desire is physically repeated it’s usually not as satisfying as the first experience. I used so many things to satisfy the lure of my desire seeking, but it was never lasting. The lure of the next needed desire always arose. This went on all the time, attaining one desire after another and never being satisfied. 

I’ve come to understand the lure of desire is the main reason people reach for things. If your desires didn’t need fulfillment, nothing would be reached for so there would never be a need for anything; hence there wouldn’t be any issue. Unfortunately the lure of desire has its way with people as it’s deeply ingrained in the subconscious and has been in place before your existence began. I know being lured by desire is what was controlling me for forty nine years and it was directly associated with “I”. Without “I” no one is there to be lured. Even with this understanding, being lured by desire doesn’t just disappear, but it does subside somewhat. To me, the most important thing to understand about this is, the less one is attached to “I” the less one will be lured by desire because without “I” there’s no one who needs to fulfill the next desire…

Created Deceptions

To expose your created deceptions, why they’re being created needs to be understood. If this understanding doesn’t occur the deception remain which makes your reality deceptive…

The way the base of your thoughts are formulated determines if you see what actually occurs in life or if you create a deceptive reality of your formulated thoughts. Because of the lack of clarity of truth in most peoples lives, this creates two realities occurring at the same. One is what is actually occurring and the other is the deceptive thoughts of what’s occurring. The more unaware a person is of this the more their thoughts create a deceptive story of life instead of living a life of what’s actually occurring.

If this is how you’re living it makes for a very unproductive existence because a deceptive life is being lived; when this is done your entire existence is deceptive. It’s like a magic trick, no matter how real it seems, it’s not. To expose what makes a deception seem real and how the trick is done needs to be understood. It’s the same with our life, to expose the created deceptions, why they’re being created needs to be seen. If this doesn’t occur the deception remains as your reality.

Thoughts are the base of all deceptions because without the attachment to something, it’s impossible for the deception to exist. All deceptions start with a thought that it‘s real, but the thought isn’t what’s actually occurring so two realities are happening at the same time; one is created (the deception) and one just is. The one you live your life by determines if it’s based in what’s actually occurring or if you’re living a life of deceptions created by the Conditioned Mind. There’s living your given life (what is) or there’s life created; it can be a deceptive creation of your thoughts or it can be the reality of what is. There are always two realities to choose from; the deceptive one needs to be exposed. If this doesn’t occur the created deceptions remain as reality which makes life deceptive…

Blind Mentality

There’s so much of a blind mentality in our society today that it’s almost impossible to break its hold. The reason for this is because the thing being held onto is attached to by the blind mentality of “I”…

A blind mentality will drag you along unconsciously unless there’s some awareness that it’s happening. To me, the only thing that allows this awareness are your thoughts slowing down enough to where there’s a millisecond of space between them; in this space the pull of a blind mentality lessens. The only thing I’ve found that allows this space is being present. It’s very important to understand this because people sit for hours with other intentions and the moment they’re finished, the blind mentality returns. Understanding this is beneficial because it allows for a clear vision which keeps the mind open to honesty instead of blindness. If everything stays in the head as blind intellect, it will be difficult to break free from the energy of this. The more attachment there is to blind energy, the harder it is to pull away.

One example of this is in the Bible, the masses grew and grew as the Pharisees publicly tried Jesus. As more people were pulled into the blind mentality to crucify, the energy intensified. If you research some of the conquerors of the past, you will see exactly how the blind mentality works. As their reigns widened and their tyranny expanded, the blind mentality deepened. There’s so much of this energy in our society right now, and it’s reinforced daily. It’s so hard to break free of it because of the attached blind mentality of “I” that keeps it in place. This includes trying to help others if the blind mentality is focused on “I” instead of the intuitive love of the heart. Until “I” is addressed, few people will break free from the blind energy because the attached mentality won’t allow space between your thoughts as the energy of “I” remains in control…

Imagined Self

When the lie of an imagined identity is revealed, the truth that this imagined self doesn’t really exist is revealed. This leads you not so much to knowing who you are, but more so to the truth of knowing who you are not…

One day as I was sitting in silence, it was revealed to me that it took roughly forty nine years to develop an identity to an imagined self; along with all the tools I thought were needed to make me who I thought I was suppose to be. For the last fifteen years I have be undoing what my own mind developed as it told me it was the most beneficial way to live. This imagined self began at the time of birth when my parents named me for the purpose of society having a way to identify me. This identify was then attached to by a self that wasn’t formed yet, but it slowly was being developed into an imagined identity.

This lie was revealed to me as it may be for others at some point, but for many it will remain in place until the time of death. Death may be the time that this is revealed, but most likely you will never be aware of it. For those who do awaken to the fallacy of this imagine self, there’s a freedom that occurs which can only be known in the space of non attachment to this made up imagined self. Bondage is in the belief that you are what you imagine. Freedom is in the knowing that you are not. Again: Bondage is in the belief that you are what you imagine. Freedom is in the knowing that you are not. The more the lie of this imagined self is revealed, the more truth that the imagined self doesn’t really exist is revealed. In this truth there’s a knowing, not of who you are, but of who you are not. It’s in the revelation of this lie that sets you free because you’re no longer in the prison of this imagined self…

Opening the Heart

When there’s unconscious blaming it’s unloving, it has to be as it’s the nature of blaming. It matters little how it’s justified and for what reason the blaming is done, all blaming separates as it arises from unconscious energy…

What’s done is done and for the most part it can’t be undone, but the cause of what’s done can be different so it’s not repeated, especially when what’s done is unloving. How this takes place is by the opening of your heart so what’s done comes from a place of love more often than not. If this opening isn’t a constant in your life, a lot of what’s done will be from the unloving place of the Conditioned Mind. It may not be an intentional act that produces results that cause a glaring conflict, but a simple act of talking about someone behind their back is unloving. Don’t blame another if you can’t cast the first stone. That’s all unconscious unloving behavior is; blaming. Conditioned Mind blaming is formed unconsciously because of all the energy one is exposed to, its why an opening of the heart is needed; although it has been my experience that an opening of the heart is not a doing more than it’s a doing. 

As I have become more aware of the self centered I that was in place for so many years of my life, this awareness has resulted in an ever so slowly transformation of energy from unloving energy (all about me) to stillness energy (loving). There’s really nothing to do to become more loving because it will just be another story instead of being genuine and natural. In the space of stillness where thought isn’t in control, the opening of the heart takes place as one’s innate goodness arises; there’s no unconsciousness here. When there’s blaming it’s unloving, it has to be because it’s the nature of blaming. I don’t care how it’s justified and for what cause, any blaming arises from unloving energy. Blame not for you shall not be blamed and if you are with an open heart to love, it won’t really matter…

Intuitive Shift

The shift that occurs in an awakening is the inner opening of the heart which allows intuitiveness from within to arise. When this occurs where you would once look only on the surface you now look within…

People think they change when they learn something new, but the essence of what is truly happening is there’s a discovery of what has always been there. It’s not really a change that occurs, it’s a shift from delusional surface thinking with the shift being an intuitive understanding of the true nature of life; starting with looking inward at your own mind. You cannot know truth without intuitiveness, and you cannot be intuitive if you don’t know your own mind. The reason why it’s so difficult for the heart to open so you can live differently is because the Conditioned Mind will not settle down without a struggle. Your mind will tell you to look on the surface to get by in life as long as it’s seen as pleasurable…

Self investigation is not pleasurable especially when it’s first started, that’s why many are hesitant to do it. It’s much easier and pleasurable not to investigate and do what’s familiar, but there are only true benefits when an intuitive self appraisal is done. A step into the unfamiliar will need to be taken so you can get to intuitively know the truth of who you aren’t. 

The mind defaults naturally to what’s familiar because it’s what’s on the surface, but an intuitive self appraisal allows for truth to be revealed and rise to the surface, this way truth becomes what is familiar. When truth is intuitively on the surface, what happens is the veil of ignorance is removed and where you were once blind you can now see. It’s not a change, it’s a shift that allows intuitive truth to be revealed because you are only seeing what has always been there…

Opinionated Prison

When there’s awareness your opinions put you in a self created prison, freedom can take over. This freedom is always there, but not experienced because you think your opinions have value…

Thinking your opinions have value puts you in an opinionated prison. Without this attachment life would be viewed through the eyes of freedom which by the way are the eyes of peace; because of an opinionated prison this view isn’t seen. The prison of opinions are made up by the energy of ignorance, this makes everything that happens in life about your opinions, but it isn’t truly ever about your opinions, it‘s not about anything in particular except the prison your opinions put you in.

Opinions are what makes the mind attach to thoughts and those attachments becomes the prison that cause the associated thoughts to control your life. What is really happening is this, life just happens, it’s not personal, it’s not about anything you think it is. It’s not about right, wrong, love, hate, good or bad, it‘s mostly about learning to understand your minds true nature of quietness and not be imprisoned by made up opinions. When there’s awareness of this you experience freedom; a freedom that has always been there in the space of quietness, but it was never experienced because your own mind forms an opinion that imprisons you because you think it has value…

Aimless Thinking

The thoughts you think can be cultivated to be based in love, but it’ll take much practice to develop the discipline to watch your aimless thoughts, and it will only happen if it’s allowed…

There are as many different views of life as there are people. Not any one is entirely right or wrong. We each have our unique way of perceiving and interpreting life, but that’s not where our differences manifest from. The base of what is perceived and our interpretations is where our differences start to create separation in unity and that’s when conflicts ensue, but the real conflict is always with yourself. If we all viewed life from the base of love then love would be the base of existence. Life is Universally base in love, but each individuals perception and interpretation blocks the awareness of this. This is where the break down occurs. Because the mind isn’t taught discipline as we are growing up, our thoughts are mostly aimless; trying to satisfy pleasures and desired that are created by an undisciplined mind. These aimless thoughts are the greatest misgiving to ourselves and to all beings.

Because of these aimless thoughts you become your own worst enemy. If all you had were thoughts of love, conflict within yourself would be non existent; if you have no conflict with yourself you wouldn’t have any conflict with others. No one can harm you the way you can do to yourself, but when the mind gets quiet, you start becoming aware of your aimless thoughts and stop being your own worst enemy. You can then start loving yourself the way the Universe intended, and in the process love all beings…

Muddy Mind

Do what you think you need to do, but any doing is actually an undoing because it keeps the mind in a muddy state. And as long as the mind is muddy, the view will never be clear…

It may be better if you did less in your life if what you are doing is muddy like in a pond; only when the mud settles will the water be clear. So it is with the mind, when it’s muddy it’s stirred up and it’s very difficult to see what’s really happening. This mud can be identified as what you think is needed to make you complete; you see when the mud is settled the mind is clear. When the mind becomes stirred up it becomes muddy and all kinds of stories are created about what’s needed to make you complete. Reading another book may be used, another 12 step meeting, another person to help, losing another pound, more money, and on an on. So many things are used that cause a muddy mind and the truth is none of it is truly needed because you’re complete as you will ever be right now; in the clarity of a settled mind is completeness.

Stories are created to make the mind muddy and it’s because of the conditioning that’s in place. Clarity will never be as long as one thinks there is something needed to do that will make you complete. Doing only keeps the mind from settling; the more one does the more muddy things are. Do whatever you think you need to do, but understand there will never be clarity until there’s no mud. Be the light, be the instrument to spread love, be whatever you want, but this doing is actually an undoing because it keeps the mind in a muddy state, and as long as it’s muddy the view will never be clear…

Our Own Path

Although we’re all the same in the way we exist, our road travelled is our own path to go though life with what seems to be designed specifically for us to learn from…

There is a need to understand your own path in regards to life so it isn’t compared to what someone else’s path may be; this is so your life is lived to its fullest potential. We all have our own path which is the same in regards they all have a beginning and an end, but each path is different because where we begin is different. Take twenty people from all walks of life and go out in twenty different directions from the same starting point. Each one has a different vehicle varying in year and reliability with a map to get to their destination; no one path is designated and it constantly changes because of circumstances beyond anyone’s control; everyone selects what they think is the best path for them.

We develop some tools that are useful and some that aren’t. Some things are pleasant, some not. There is fun experienced along the way and beauty to behold, but there are also difficulties, road blocks, detours, unexpected hazards, health issues, accidents, disappointments, death. Through all this we remain true to our own path, we go forward because it is what’s in front of us. We need not compare our life with others because in realty the only thing that’s the same is birth and death (the final destination at least in this form) death is Universal. So my friends as everyone reaches their final destination it’s discovered the destination didn’t matter as much as the ride, it was also discovered that it was the experience of the ride that makes life what it is and regardless of what happens the joy of any life is in what is experienced, and it’s our own path travelled that makes it so…

One Sided View

A one sided view keeps you attached to a world where there’s very little truth because there’s no room for expansion. If you want to know the truth, the one sided view will have to go…

The more one sided your view is about something, the more you’re attached to that view. It’s difficult to experience the openness of something if you’ve already decided how it is; to remain open one’s view needs to expand This is essential if there is be alignment with the Universe and see the truth beyond the things that you are attached to. Having a one sided view on the things that have a hold on you will need to be let go of if the truth is to be seen; this hold is very subtle. Even the one sided view on whether you like this post or not will keep you in the same place. This post can resonate with you without attachment, but attachment seems to make the world go round. That doesn’t mean it’s a good thing, but that’s just my view.

I lived an existence that was very one sided for most of my life and this caused much conflict with people who weren’t of the same view; wars are started over one sided views. If you’re really honest with yourself you’ll see that every disagreement you ever had with someone was caused by being one sided on a view about something. I’m not saying you shouldn’t stand up for truth, but truly knowing about something and being one sided about it is totally different.

There’s a place of openness. If it’s not understood, you’ll never see truth and you’ll remain in a one sided viewed existence; when this is the place lived from there’s very little unity. When you can just be with life as it unfolds and not label it as this or that, you’ll be on the verge of truly experiencing life, multi-sided. When you’re not attached to everything forming a one sided view, there’s truth to be with life as it is without the need of a one sided view that just keeps you locked in the same place…

Love Intentions

When intentions are aligned with love, this opens the heart to loving all beings. Not because it’s wanted, but because this is the way love rolls when intentions are aligned with love…

Having love aligned intentions is worth more than all the books combined on what it means to be spiritual. Why this is so is because your aligned intentions are yours and the content of any book is someone else’s. Someone else’s idea of you will never be you, no matter if their way is copied exactly. This is why many remain in the struggle because they’re trying to be someone else’s idea of who they should be. You can use books, methods, and whatnot as a tool, but the deep seated intentions of why you do what you do will need to be reflected upon to see if the results of your efforts are aligned with love. Not the story of love, but the love that arises not from effort, but from one’s inner alignment. This is where effort is meaningless if it’s not aligned with love; love aligned intentions result in true meaning. 

There are as many books as there are people practicing, but everyone who reads a book and practices doesn’t necessarily wake up. This is because the intentions aren’t of the necessary energy that allows the alignment with a loving heart. True intentions need to be seen if there is to be harmony with all beings. This doesn’t mean a person won’t harm you or animals and insects won’t bite you, but it’s less likely you will put yourself in those type of situations with having the intentions of a loving heart. In the space of stillness one learns to see their true intentions and in the process have those intentions aligned with love. When this occurs one will love all beings, not because you want to, but because this is the way love rolls when one’s intentions are aligned with love…

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…