Present Possibilities

The possibilities in life are plentiful when there’s no past label applied to what’s in front of you. The Universe provides the possibilities when the mind is present and you’re not living in the past…

Being present is humanity’s greatest asset because without being present, nothing arises or at least nothing that’s beneficial. The present leads to possibilities never experienced before, but when the mind is in the past so are the doors to possibilities. Whatever arise in life is to be seen as it is with an openness only if it’s not labeled. In this way life can be experienced anew as the Universe opens up more and more possibilities. Even if it’s some past behavior, without judgment it allows for the mind to remain present and the possibility to go beyond the past label to experience something new.

Newness doesn’t always have to be an aha moment, it can be a simple act of simply not judging what’s in front of you and just experiencing that and moving on. Once it’s labeled, the mind closes and so do all the possibilities along with it. To experience all the possibilities that life offers is to not allow the past to be a part of what is being done right now. If it is, obviously it remains as something old not something new, but even though it may be from a past habitual mind pattern that’s in place, it’s only old because it’s labeled as so. Without this label, the mind remains present and so do the possibilities provided by the Universe which are plentiful…

Unbiased Mind State

When a person awakens, an unbiased mind state is provided which allows a clear view of your actions. With this unbiased mind state you become aware if the your actions are truly beneficial…

Having an unbiased mind state allows for the ability to decipher the immediate effects of your actions and your current view. A unbiased mind state doesn’t allow a delusional mind state to arise. In seeing delusion for what it is and its controlling characteristics, you just may be able to pause for a millisecond. If this isn’t seen, these characteristics will continue their delusional mind control.

Observe the mind states of delusion and its polar opposites, generosity, love, and wisdom. These are the biased and unbiased mind states most people fluctuate between. With an unbiased mind state you see how your actions and the associated consequences are linked. What happens first is you can decipher the mind state associated with the action, and second it’s seen if the associated action is beneficial. It’s very easy to see rage and its association with the mind state of hate. It doesn’t take much intelligence to see how this action isn’t beneficial to anyone. Without awareness of this, one remains entrapped to the mind state of hate and hence the associated actions. Intelligence has no bearing on this whatsoever.

It also works this way with the action of giving. Giving with no attached expectation is an action associated with the mind state of generosity. You can definitely see how this action benefits everyone; to me this is what an awakening is. One isn’t rendered white as snow because of becoming awake. No one among us can cast the first stone, but by the mind settling your view becomes unbiased and you become aware of your actions, and the associated mind state of those actions. It can then be seen that your unbiased actions are truly a benefit not only to yourself, but to all beings…

Unstable Emotions

Nothing from the outside truly controls you regardless of what it is either real or made up. It’s the unstable emotions attaching to what happens that causes one 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 sleep of unstable emotions. What happens if awareness of this isn’t expanded upon is the arisen emotions become unstable and they control you; they become the master and you the slave. The unstable emotions is 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 unstable emotions attaching to what happens that causes one to behave in a certain manner. When one awakens, the attachment to unstable emotions lessens and their control lessens.

This is how it is with all emotions, fear becomes crippling when it becomes unstable and it 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 becomes unstable and 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 unstable that they’re given the energy to stop the flow of truly living life and cause not only your own suffering, but the suffering of all beings…