Hearing Life
If things aren’t done that put you in harmony with life, it will be impossible to hear what life has to say. For this to change it’s imperative to learn about one’s own mind which will go a long way in allowing one to hear what life is saying…
Just observe how the mind justifies all that it does. It has never been trained to be still so it creates most of our problems just so it has something to do. It says to do something and turns around and questions why it was done. It should be treated as a separate entity as if it’s the enemy because upon further review it will be seen that it is. The mind is not truly the enemy, it’s the way it has been conditioned, that’s the true enemy.
This conditioning blocks the true nature of the mind from arising. It’s only conditioned to be this way because of all the surrounding noise, but it is we ourselves (unconsciously) who listen to habitual mind patterns. Learning about one’s own mind is a way to undo what we ourselves have done. This learning of one’s mind is not about great secrets, it’s more so about getting an understanding of why the things that are done don’t put one in harmony to hear what life is saying. When this is understood, why one responds to things a certain way will be known. After all, if one doesn’t do the things in their life that allows harmony with it, one will never hear what life has to say…
Never Ending Chase
The belief that the next thing attained will make you complete is what keeps you in the mode of the never ending chase. The chasing stops when it’s realized you’re already complete…
There will be completeness when this happens next, the next fix, the next satisfaction, or the next whatever is used for the never ending chase. Chasing what’s next goes on to infinity, it never ends until it’s realized there is no end and one will always be chasing that which is already here; who is the chaser and why all this chasing. Either there’s completeness now with the way things are or there isn’t. You may think chasing the next whatever will bring utopia, but it never ends because there’s nothing to truly attain that ends the chase. The Conditioned Mind will tell you different and that’s why there’s chasing. What really needs to be asked is who is doing the never ending chasing and why? The fictional character of self that’s been made up to think things need to be a certain way for completeness is just that, fictional and this is why there’s the never ending chase.
The self that makes up this nonsense that you’re incomplete is just a story of incompleteness; this is what keeps one chasing. The dream of attaining a certain status, the next promotion, the trophy partner, the next book, the next, the next, the next, whatever keeps you in the never ending mode of the chase. A chase that will either end because this is realized or because life in this forms ends. The chase will end one day. How it ends will be determined if you spend your entire life chasing after that which is already here or if you stop chasing because it’s realized you‘re already complete…
Inner Light
Inner light is the true essence of all beings. The only reason there’s darkness is because the light is looked for outer. When there’s awareness of your inner light, it instantly replaces darkness…
There needs to be awareness of the inner light of the heart so the dark places of the mind dissipate. The light is always on just waiting to replace darkness, it never goes out. When you live from the mind the thought realm is allowed to take over and it becomes very difficult to see your inner light. This inner light is what turns away the darkness of an unconscious mind state; this is the world of the outer answers. As long as answers are sought outer, darkness will remain. Darkness creates a world that’s mind based and this is what blocks awareness of inner light. It doesn’t allow for the pure essence of the life to be recognized. It holds onto the belief that life is to be managed so it can be a certain way, but even if the certain way occurs darkness remains because it’s mind based.
Inner light on the other hand is of the heart. When seen it replaces the darkness without effort; as when entering a room and the light is turned on, the darkness is no more. That’s all that’s needed, the light needs to be turned on. Light always replaces darkness, unless one’s bulb is burnt out; this is our path to make sure the inner light is always lit regardless of the surrounding darkness. As your light remains lit, more people from the darkness will see it and be drawn to you. When this occurs it will draw others to you as the light expands. Maybe one day, one light at a time there won’t be any darkness to replace because everyone will see their inner light…
Selfish Fixations
As we grow up we’re conditioned in selfish ways that allow for our fixations to be as they are. Simply put, if our selfish fixations were based in love humanity would be much different…
As I look back, I see how many of my fixations arose from selfish conditioning, this was 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 growing up. Some things are learned naturally, but everything takes some conditioning associated with it. If you’re learning how to golf, at first it’s awkward with no knowledge as to the best way to swing a club, but the more you do it the more awareness of how to swing there is. This way of learning is beneficial when what you’re learning is based in love. Part of the problem is when what becomes fixated on isn’t based in love because it seems natural. This is why it’s so hard to change. I knew what was right (loving) and what was wrong (selfish) growing up, but doing what was loving was not what I was conditioned to do so being selfish became natural for me; there wasn’t anybody to tell me different.
To say the least, these selfish fixations caused much suffering because there wasn’t any room for much else to be seen. This is the merry-go-round most people are unknowingly on and it’s a direct result of why humanity is the way that it is. If we all grew up with our fixations based in loved, humanity would be much different, it’s that simple. I know this because fifteen years ago I began seeing things differently (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 swing a golf club properly, it takes practice. And for me it’s done so the loving behavior becomes as natural as the selfish fixations were…
Truthful Vision
Your answers will always be within yourself, you just need to make sure the tools that are being used are showing you a truthful vision of what is the most beneficial way to live…
Many years ago I had a definite vision of the direction I wanted my life to go as I began the study of my own mind. There weren’t any lofty goals or some great state of mind to attain to make my life about something in particular, all I had was a truthful vision of peace; a peace that eluded me for most of my life, this is still my vision today. Just because you’re on a so called spiritual path, it doesn’t mean what you’re doing is truly beneficial. I did things for many years that I was told were beneficial to me and it turned out not to be so; they were things that actually keep me suffering. I won’t go into details, but what I do today is beneficial and how I know this is because I’m at peace and I don’t have a real desire for anything else. I have a passion in my heart to share my experience with others, but it’s not an aching as I don’t need this moment to be different. If you’re not looking for anything that’s how you will know if you have a truthful vision as opposed to one made up by the Conditioned Mind.
You may want to be the most spiritual person in your circle, you may be reading all the right books, quoting all the right people, and putting all your energy into a so called practice, but there’s only one question and that is can you stop it all and still be at peace? If not, what you’re doing is only being used to distort your vision. I had a distorted vision for forty nine years so I know what I’m talking about. Try another book, a program, therapy, another pill, dieting, meditation, drugs, alcohol, and on an on, but when the tasks is complete and you’re living your daily life if you don’t have a clear vision of peace, what you’re doing isn’t working. There are many pointers in life, but your vision becomes distorted by thinking the pointers are the answers. The answers are simply within, you just need to make sure the tools you’re using are showing you a truthful vision that provides you with the most beneficial way to live…
