Part 1 of 2
Eventually you will
see that the real cause of problems is not life itself. It's the commotion the mind makes about life
that really causes problems.
In some cases the
mental voice talks for the same reason that a teakettle whistles. That is, there's a buildup of energy inside
that needs to be released.
You re-create the
world within your mind because you can control your mind whereas you can't
control the world. That is why you
mentally talk about it. If you can't get
the world the way you like it, you internally verbalize it, judge it, complain
about it, and then decide what to do about it.
This makes you feel more empowered.
In the thought world
there's always something you can do to control the experience.
True personal growth
is about transcending the part of you that is not okay and needs protection.
You're ready to grow
when you finally realize that the "I" who is always talking inside
will never be content.
To attain true inner
freedom you must be able to objectively watch your problems instead of being
lost in them. No solution can possibly
exist while you're lost in the energy of the problem.
The first problem
you have to deal with is your own reaction.
When you go to sleep
every night, do you dream? Who dreams? What does it mean to dream? Your answer,
"Well, it's like a motion picture plays in my mind and I watch it."
Who watches it? "I do!" the same you who looks in the mirror? The
same you who is reading these words also look in the mirror and watch the
dreams? When you awake, you know you saw
the dream. There is a continuity of
conscious awareness of being.
At each stage of
your life you have seen different thoughts, emotions, and objects pass before
you. But you have always been the
conscious receiver of all that was.
If you ever want to
re-center, just start saying "hello" inside, over and over. Then notice that you are aware of that
thought. Don't think about being aware
of it; that's just another thought.
Simply relax and be aware that you can hear "hello" being
echoed in your mind. That is your seat
of centered consciousness.
What differentiates
a conscious, centered being from a person who is not so conscious is simply the
focus of their awareness.
When you start to
explore consciousness instead of form, you realize that your consciousness only
appears to be small and limited because you are focusing on small and limited
objects.
Have you ever
noticed that when you are mentally and emotionally drained, food doesn't help
that much?
You have a
phenomenal amount of energy inside of you.
It doesn't come from food and it doesn't come from sleep. This energy is
always available to you.
Energy doesn't get
old, it doesn't get tired, and it doesn't need food. What it needs is openness and receptivity.…
When you close, the energy stops flowing.
When you open, all the energy rushes up inside you.
You stay open by
never closing. It's really that simple.
We are programmed to
open or close based upon our past experiences.
You should never
leave something as important as your energy flow to chance. If you like energy, and you do, then don't
ever close. The more you learn to stay
open, the more energy can flow into you.
Long term, the
energy patterns that cannot make it through you are pushed out of the forefront
of the mind and held until you are prepared to release them.
