It's Monday Only in Your Mind: You Are Not Your Thoughts

Sunday, July 17, 2022

Unconscious Energy

Unconscious energy affects everyone. It matters little where or why it arises, that is does is the only concern. Until this is seen for what it is, it will remain unconsciously in control and not much will change…

There’s been a lot going on in the world the last few years, but the energy of the individual unconsciousness is not as detrimental as the collective unconsciousness. There’s unconscious energy in place all over the world, what’s happening in the USA is just in addition to it. You may ask what exactly is unconscious energy, my definition would be anything that is attached to that is unloving; this includes people and situations. Any thought that’s given energy outside of being loving is conditioned because it isn’t based in what’s best for humanity. Only love has validity because it’s the essence of what truly exist. Everything else is just a thought of the way one selfishly thinks things should be and this is where all unconsciousness arises from.

All unconsciousness arises from some form of attachment. The subtleness of this isn’t really seen nor understood by many. One of the most subtle yet least seen attachments is when one thinks their opinion is actually the way something is and it’s defended as being truth. Everyone sees things as it arises within themselves and until the attachment to this is let go of, an opinion will be formed because of the associated unconscious energy. Nothing from outside yourself really means anything because everything arises from within you. Unconscious energy can only manifest from one who is unconscious and until the conditioned unconsciousness is seen for what it is, its energy will remain in control and not much will change because the unconscious energy won’t allow it to…

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Blind View

There’s not much beneficial growth in something that’s stagnant. Stagnation is what happens when free flowing energy is cut off by a blind view; blindness causes suffering…

A blind view is what causes one to get locked into only seeing things from the side of suffering. It matters little what that blind view is as it’s the lack of truth that doesn’t allow free flowing energy. The is what happens when a story is created and it becomes the blind view of what life is about in any particular moment. This becomes deeply ingrained as one becomes more and more emotionally tied into whatever it is that’s being blindly focused on. It’s very difficult to not attach to something that is held dear to our hearts, such as our children, spouse, parents, relatives, friends and so on, but you can have compassion, passion, and a genuine love for something without attaching to it blindly.

To me this blind view is the normal view of most people and it’s why many suffer unnecessarily. I’ve noticed this occurring in so many lives and I can see the suffering it causes. Unfortunately those in the midst of this blind view cannot see it, nor can they pull themselves out of it until the blind view is seen as the cause of their suffering. The blind view doesn’t allow the openness needed to be free from attachment and since attachment is the root of suffering, suffering is inevitable. The tighter the grip of something, the more one becomes blinded by it and the less free flowing energy there is in one’s life. There’s not much life in something that’s stagnant and this is exactly what happens when your free flowing energy is cut off; the blind view controls life as it causes you to suffer…

Friday, July 15, 2022

Reality of Now

Many get stuck seeking because living Now is never understood and life becomes about a made up past or future story as the reality of Now is missed…

When it comes to the mind Now is its true nature and the reason I say this is because there is nothing in the mind that is inherently in the past or future. In the Now arises the conditioned nature of the past and future, but there is no substance in the past or future. They exist strictly from the story that’s made up; there’s no inherent existence. There’s the body that always exist Now with all it’s labeled components, but if each component was unlabeled, the body would still exist, just not as an “I” form. Look deep within to see if you can truly find where “I” is. Everything that makes up our “I” ideas, concepts, memories, feelings, emotions, judgement, likes, dislikes, opinions, experiences, and so on are attached to as the body, hair, limbs, ideas, and so on, but if you look for “I” behind all of this it’s doesn’t inherently exist outside of Now. This is what stillness is truly all about, stripping away the past and future false identification. We identify with all the wrong things and ignore the reality of Now.

The only reason to look within is to expose the lie of a past or future existence; there’s no other reason. A reason can be made up, but this is why many remain stuck seeking because the reality of Now is never understood. Life becomes about whatever story is made up, but the reality of what’s here Now is missed. This is what the past and future are, a story nothing more. It seems real, but the realness of it can never be grasped. It just one story after another. Truly investigate this to see if you can find the reality of the story. Remember though not the story of the past or future, but the reality of Now…

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Destructive Thoughts

If you think you are your thoughts you will always be working on something because that’s what your thoughts will tell you. That is until you realize you are not your thoughts…

I’m not a doctor and I don’t profess to know how the brain works, but I do know this, for years I suffered from destructive thoughts until I learned it was my own mind that was creating them. I’m simply writing about my experience here. Every fall and spring I would be overcome by a mindset of destructive thoughts and the only way I knew to get out of it was to use distractions. But you don’t really get out of it by using distractions, all that happens is you shift the focus. Because the Conditioned Mind Patterns that are causing the destructive thoughts aren’t understood they always return; I was always stuck in the working on myself syndrome that plagues so many. All this created were distractions that kept me from finding out what was truly going on. I no longer get entrapped by this because I’ve discovered what was causing it. This is very important to understand if you want to break the conditioning of destructiveness. This may not be what the so called experts say about this, but I’m giving a first hand account of my experience and what was revealed to me. If you want to keep “working on it” that’s up to you, but understand you will always be working on it.

Writing this was in response to someone posting about self destructive thoughts. I reached out to them and their was response, I’m working on it. I said OK and moved on, but a lot arose inside me because of my destructiveness which I worked on for forty nine years. That is until the day I realized there was nothing to work on because my destructiveness was only a thought and thoughts only become real when they’re attached to. A destructive thought may arise as many thoughts do, but when it’s not attached to, whatever the thought is never manifests. If you think your thoughts are you you’ll always have to be working on something because that’s what your thoughts will tell you. But when you understand thoughts needn’t be given any energy, there’s no attachment and hence there’s no self created suffering, in this case self destructiveness. Think about it, but not too much because you are not your thoughts…

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Influenced Mind Content

If you don’t take responsibility for how the content of your mind is established, there are plenty of influences that will do it for you. Whatever is thought about frequently becomes the established mind…

Our minds are more like water than something solid like concrete or wood. What happens is sometimes it gets frozen and becomes solid. Also water takes the shape of whatever container it’s in and that’s exactly what happens to an unestablished mind; in this case the container is whatever one attaches to. The key when it comes to the mind is to make sure it’s in a container that’s established in love. Water is very influenceable by many things, tides, wind, weather, and so on, and so is the mind influenced by many things. When one is aware of this the mind is somewhat less influenced, but it’s totally influenced when there isn’t awareness. The unestablished mind will say jump and one will jump, and depending on the conditioning you may even ask how high. If you don’t take responsibility for how the content of your mind is established there are plenty of influences that will do it for you.

Look at the politics here in the USA. See how individuals have influence over so many unconscious minds, and regardless of who you’re for, it’s been allowed to let them influence what content is established in your mind. They are now the container whoever you are for or against and your mind has been established accordingly. Even though it seems like this was a choice, it really wasn’t. The question of any influence is it established in love? Whatever is thought about frequently becomes the inclination of the mind; it has to because that’s how it’s influenced. This article is strictly to be viewed to see how all of this limits you and to possibly allow you to see what container (attachment) is establishing the content of your mind…

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

The Bondage of Lies

Whatever you think is needed to be happy will be your bondage. It’s not right or wrong, but the key is to understand if what’s used will truly provide what you think it will..

The view that I have of life today is not the view I always had. I try to provide a direction and knowledge, but it should be noted I like many others didn’t always see things as they’re seen 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 lived in bondage to lies for so many years has actually become my greatest asset. When I write about something it’s always from a lesson I learned. It’s never about being smarter or knowing more than anyone else. What’s seen is simply what’s there and it’s what’s shared. When I talk about quietness or stillness it’s because I lived a life of bondage. When there’s talk of attachment, it’s because attachment was my bondage; it doesn’t matter what’s used.

Everyone who is alive experiences life, it’s what’s done with the experience that determines the bondage. An example is if you think you need to have material possessions to be happy; that will be your bondage. It’s not right or wrong, but the key is to understand if the material possessions will provide what you think it will. Deep down inside having material possessions don’t change you; substitute material possessions with anything. For me I went through a life of much suffering, always in bondage to 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 self serving prison I was stuck in. Today I have been provided with a view of liberation. I know I’m very direct in my approach, but it’s because I’ve been where most people are and I can see the bondage of lies that far too many remain stuck in…

Monday, July 11, 2022

Phases of LIfe

The difference between learning from each phase of life or being stuck where life is the same old same old is breaking free from the lie of “I” and not remaining its prisoner…

It seems as though life happens in phases, at least this has been my experience and one will have to go through these different phases if you’re not to get stuck in a particular the one. Not everyone goes beyond a phase that’s in place, some remain stuck for years, even a life time. Although to a point the phases themselves happen naturally, learning and going to the next phase does not; the quality of life will be determined by what is learned in a previous and current phase. Life is something that happens on its own, but there is a certain responsibility one has in making it of the highest quality. A simple example of this would be when you were at the phase of your life when it was time to read. If you didn’t take responsibility to learn this, to say that life would be difficult today would be an understatement. So at this phase of your life you did what was necessary to make it of a higher quality.

As I’ve aged over the years I’ve reflected on how there were many phases in my life. Not all provided the highest quality of living because of the things I did which didn’t allow it. The phases of life will come, but what’s being learned is where maturity comes from. To me the most important lesson was learning to recognize the lie of “I” because that’s what I found was the biggest hurdle to living the highest quality of life possible. It’s not that I’m now all about helping others, but what I learned was life isn’t all about me and what I think. Therein lies the difference between learning from each phase, moving forward, and being able to live life to its highest quality or being stuck in a phase where life is the same old same old…

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Inner Division

Your inner division arises from questioning. Without discipline the mind that’s full of questions won’t have any answers provided so you’ll have to look externally and be constantly divided…

Your inner division is ego based because it comes from the Conditioned Mind. If you’re internally divided with what’s written here, that arises from within you; words don’t cause division. It doesn’t matter if you agree with this or not, just understand if there’s inner division it comes from within you, not from what’s written. We love to blame others for our own self created division. The only reason this is so is because of the lack of understanding of your own mind.

Nothing causes inner division unless it’s allowed. If you can change something by all means change it. If it’s being changed just because you don’t like it, it needs to be looked at why there’s inner division to begin with because even if the thing is changed, you’ll just move onto the next thing that will cause you to become agitated and then divided once again.

Everything i’ve come to understand has arisen from within myself. It has been through the practice of discipline that real answers have arisen. I can’t have anyone else’s answers because the one who questions is the one who has the answers. I don’t have your answers because I don’t have your questions. Truth is the same for all beings, but how we come to its understanding is within ourselves. When one sits in stillness revealed are answers, this is when division with yourself and with the world will be no more…

Saturday, July 9, 2022

Mind Agitated Chatter

The chattering mind won’t quiet on its own regardless of what you believe in. Beliefs actually hinder the quieting because they’re just a response to mind agitated chatter that blocks your inner presence…

If the chattering mind is in control and running the show it doesn’t matter much what’s going on, it’s going to be difficult to be in a place of peace. It’s such a chatter box world and what makes it so is most people are looking for an answers in the wrong places. What the chatter actually is and how it’s created is by not being aware that you already have your answers. With a mind that’s conditioned to want answers, you have to constantly look for them, hence the chatter. This is how the agitation of a Conditioned Mind is formed and how it blocks awareness to your inner presence. Chatter is created because if you knew you had your answers, the need to look for them would be non existent and so would the chatter.

When and if you come to the place where you understand this, the chatter may not stop completely, but it will begin the process of at least quieting. It’s imperative to understand this if your inner presence is to be experienced in life. If you don’t understand this, the chatter will never stop at least while you are alive; it’s why it’s imperative to understand this now. Why wait to be at peace later when you can be at peace right now. It’s not like the chatter is needed to live life, it’s only there because you unconsciously put it there. Everyone has the ability to consciously allow the removal of the mind agitated chatter, but it’s up to each individual to do what’s necessary to stop it. As you sit the chatter quiets and you’re left with inner presence. If you’re waiting for anything else you’ll be waiting a very long time and it will probably not happen…

Friday, July 8, 2022

What Happens Happens

What happens happens no matter what it is. The key is not needing it to be different so you can at least be in the stillness of what happens…

A great mantra for life is: “Our greatest relief is to accept things the way they are because the only real misery is wanting them to be in some other way.” You can live your entire life by this. It’s a simple saying, but it‘s not easy to apply because of the way the mind has been conditioned. It always wants things a certain way. It works all the time to have things a certain way and when it doesn’t happen the energy of lack makes you believe it has to be a certain way in order for you to be happy. When it isn’t the nonsense of the Conditioned Mind begins.

What happens happens. It will always be the way it is. You never have to lack, but it will take practice not to. Every now and then life will be just as you want it, but if that’s the only time you’re at peace, life will be very difficult because it will not remain that way. The most consistent part of life is its inconsistency. It’s like my golf score lol. So the key to not having lack is to accept what happens and not need it different. Very difficult because there will be many things in life that aren’t pleasant and you will wish they were different, but all the wishing in the world will not change what happens so it’s just wasted energy feeding some lack. Lack cannot arise when what happens is accepted. Even if you’re not pleased with what happens it can be accepted so the peace that passes all understanding can be the energy that guides your life. But this will only occur when you are with what happens as opposed to the way you wish it was…

Thursday, July 7, 2022

Stability of Stillness

The energy that unites and draws humanity together is the stability of stillness. When you’re in this space others are attracted to it as it’s the one place where there’s unity simply because of the stability of stillness…

It’s very important to be stable in stillness so people know there’s a place they can turn to. Everyone needs a place where they know they can go for stability from the unconscious world. It does matter where you go for stability, if you go to a place that’s used as distractions it may feel like stability, but it won’t be. If you get lost in something mundane, the day will go by because that’s life, but if you’re spending the same day in a state of stillness, you’ll become stable and people will turn to your stability.

Don’t be concerned with what others think, just be stable in what you know as stillness and let no one take that away. Being stable in stillness in a world that is mostly based in noise will allow others to also be stable in stillness which is needed for any transformation to occur. The stillness that draws someone to you is the stillness that becomes part of humanity. Life is an open experience so if you’re not learning from it you most likely have your mind made up what it’s about. When you truly see these made up stories aren’t needed, they fall away. This falling away allows stillness to arise. When you’re in this space others will be attracted to it as it’s the one place where there’s unity simply because of the stability of stillness…

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Delusional Suffering

The conventional way of the world is to cope with suffering by suffering. This is the delusion in place that keeps one suffering by attaching to the belief that suffering must cause more suffering…

When one wakes up and sees the delusion that’s been put in place to cope with situations, it’s freeing, but only to the extent that the delusion is seen. This basically means going against the conventional way that most people view life from. And although waking up doesn’t make a person special, it does make one seem odd or peculiar because they aren’t in line with the delusional way everyone else responds to life situations.

It’s only the delusional attachment that causes one to suffer with any situation. The conventional way of the world is to cope with suffering by suffering. It’s believed suffering must cause more suffering. Although the one who wakes up from the sleep of this delusion may be looked upon by others as being peculiar, odd and not caring, the alternative is to attach to the conventional way of humanity’s delusion that suffering has to cause more suffering. Insanity to say the least…

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

You Can't Run Away

You can’t run away from your own energy output because it comes from within you so there’s no where for you or it to go. Love and you will be love because that’s the energy within…

Simply put, the energy you put out is the energy you will live by; you can’t run away from that which is in you. This is a Universal Law that has to occur. It’s no different than pressing down on the gas pedal in your car, the car will go faster, it has to there’s no way around it. Put out the energy of hate and that’s the energy you’ll embrace, whether you want to or not. It will take you over, it’s how energy works. You can’t really show hate to someone and love another. That’s not happening, it can’t because as stated before the more you press down on the gas pedal, the faster the car will go. If you truly want a loving heart, learning to love all beings is a necessity. This simple but profound law isn’t really understood by many people; all one needs to do is look around. The energy you put out is your own energy and it engulfs you. Nothing I do mean nothing from the outside causes any emotion to arise. You may think it does, but that’s only because you don’t understand your own mind and how energy works.

It’s really unfortunate because it’s not understood how any energy except love causes your own suffering. Although unloving energy may effect all of humanity to a degree, the effect it has on you is where most of the harm is. You can’t run away from your own energy output because it comes from you so there’s no where for you run. This is why acting in unloving ways constantly repeats itself because you can only be the energy that you are and until there is awareness of this it will be the focal point of your actions. Love and you will be love or not and that’s the energy you will be because you can’t run away from you…