Clinging Mind

A clinging mind is a mindset that has preconceived ideas which are based on a sense of self, and because it’s conditioned to always cling, there’s no space created to see truth as opposed to clinging…

As long as the mind is clinging it can’t be at peace; at the core of this is the sense of self. The sense of self may be the hardest concept to let go of because it’s intertwined with just about every thought you have. It’s been in place since existence began, but it’s not the sense of self that’s controlling, it’s the attachment to it. I have a sense of self, how can I not I exist, but the attachment to it has lessened significantly in the last fifteen years. This has opened the space for what’s in place today. I’m not saying I don’t sometimes attach to the sense of self, but never like the first forty nine years of my life.

The last couple of days I’ve had discussions with people about the content of some of the articles I posted, and I can see why what was written wasn’t grasped; it’s because the discussions were directly linked to clinging to their sense of self. I don’t take a stand that my way is right; this is because it isn’t my way. When what I write is disagreed with, where does the disagreement come from? I’m not judging anyone here, what I’m stating is factual. The more there’s clinging to a sense of self, the less one sees facts.

What people don’t realize is how the mind works. I’ve sat and investigated why I always reacted and did the things I did. Very few truly investigate their mind and this leads to the clinging conditioning in place being in control. Awareness of this doesn’t make me better than anyone, but by having awareness of the lies that I lived by for so many years, this does allow me to not attach to them. I would also have to say therein lies the difference being attached to the sense of self or being free of it. This also creates the difference between not being limited by a self who has a clinging mind or being limited by attachment to the clinging…