Unconsciously Controlled

Thoughts arise, but they don’t have to unconsciously control you. If there isn’t awareness of this your thoughts will unconsciously be attached to which will make you sheepishly follow them…

If there isn’t awareness of your own thoughts, there won’t be anyway of knowing how much you unconsciously follow them. Without this awareness you’ll unconsciously be a follower (fearful) instead of a leader (truthful). Life doesn’t do anything directly to anyone, but thoughts arise and they determine what your life will be like. Awareness of your arisen thoughts is essential if you’re to not be unconsciously controlled by them. Thoughts are a natural part of life, they will arise. Theres no way of controlling the thoughts that arise. I have found that awareness of them allows for a split second of space that can be used to determine whether or not you become a follower or a leader; it’s the attachment to a thought that determines which you become, not the thought itself.

The Conditioned Mind is devious and unless there’s some awareness of how controlling it is, it will control you as if you were a sheep in a herd. So subtle is this that even if you are doing things that are seen as good, if these thoughts aren’t watched they will eventually control you; being controlled is being a follower regardless of what label is applied to the thought. This is why the Conditioned Mind is devious because of its subtleness in using whatever it can to keep you unconsciously controlled. Thoughts will arise, but they don’t have to control you. If there isn’t awareness of this, your thoughts will unconsciously be attached to which will make you sheepishly follow them…

Clinging Restricts

Whatever it is that you cling to becomes your restricting energy. If you don’t stop clinging so there’s some space created that’s needed for you to love, you’ll suffer the most…

The so called choice to cling to things is the gateway to suffering, but there really isn’t a choice here because of the way the Conditioned Mind is in control. Your suffering is inevitable because of the conditioned clinging that’s in place. If this is to change you will have to create space so the clinging is replaced by first stillness and second by love; there’s no way around this. Clinging to whatever the flavor of the day, week, month, or year is, just understand there will always be something to cling to which will cause you to suffer. Today it’s politics, tomorrow it’s a co worker, the job, traffic, weather, relatives, and so on. This will never change until there’s space for love. If you cling to one individual and bemoan them you don’t truly have the space for love in your heart. This is strong language, but it’s true.

Unconditional love can only be without one iota of clinging. This is a truth the Conditioned Mind doesn’t allow most to see. I can say I have love for all humanity, what I don’t love is humanity’s conditioning, but I do understand it and I choose not to cling to conditioned nonsense. To cling to things is to suffer regardless of who or what you are holding on to because it becomes your restricting energy. Until this is understood you become the very thing that you show discontent towards. This is a Universal Law; you cannot be separate from the energy that comes from you because it is you. Stop clinging and create space in your heart for love, if you don’t you’re the one who will suffer the most by remaining with the restricting energy of what you are clinging to…

Blocked Abundance

Blocks to an abundant life are created by a mind that’s conditioned to be selfish. The mind creates these blocks by keeping you under the spell that the selfish mind is needed for abundance…

The closed mind is one that‘s conditioned to be this way; it can’t get over its own created blocks so truth is hidden from its view. This blocks the ability to see the abundance that’s available so instead of being in the presence of what is, what isn’t is the minds defaulted view. Learn to be with what’s actually occurring and the default setting of the mind becomes one of abundance because the created blocks cease to exist. When this occurs the selfish mind isn’t in control and you’re free to live without blocks; the blocks which are created by your own mind.

Only a Conditioned Mind creates blocks. To create blocks is to put a limit on something or to control something, this is what a Conditioned Mind does. Even though it seems like we choose to do what we do, when anything is done that is based in selfishness, it limits because no one not even the one doing exactly as wanted benefits. This is because not only is one out of alignment with the Universe, but one is out of alignment with themselves. When you go beyond this conditioning, you go beyond your mind created blocks as abundance is naturally seen. To be without blocks is to be aligned with the Universe and to be aligned with the Universe is to be aligned with yourself; without the block of needing anything different than what it is…

A Lied Reality

To expose your created lies, why they’re being created needs to be revealed. If this innerstanding doesn’t occur the lies will remain which in turn makes your reality a lie…

The way the base of your thoughts are formulated determines if you see what actually occurs in life or if life becomes a lied reality of formulated thoughts. Because of the lack of clarity of truth in most lives, this creates two realities occurring at the same time. One is what’s actually occurring and the other is a lied reality of what’s occurring. The more unaware you are of this, the more you make up a story (a lied reality) of life instead of living a life of what’s actually occurring.

If this is how you’re living, it makes for a very unproductive existence because a lied reality is being lived; when this happens a persons entire existence is a lie. Thoughts are the base of all lies because without the belief of something (thought) it’s impossible for a lied reality to exist. All lies start with a thought that it‘s real, but the lied reality isn’t what’s actually occurring so two realities are happening at the same time, one is created (the lie) and one just is. The one you live your life by determines if life is based in what’s actually occurring or if you’re living a lied reality life created by the Conditioned Mind. There’s living your given life (what is) or there’s a lied reality. Life can be a lied reality created by your thoughts or it can be the reality of what is. There are always two realities to choose from, but to expose the lied reality why it’s created needs to be revealed. If this doesn’t occur the lie remains which in turn makes your life a lied reality…

Guiding Energy

Directing energy to provide guidance so others can find their way is important, but when the energy is only directed for one specific path, it loses its effectiveness…

There’s no such thing as one way to wake up from the sleep of willful ignorance. It’s just about impossible to see exactly what energy another person experiences because no one goes down the same exact road in the waking up process. I find it quite amusing the way some people project their waking up process as being the only way. This is not to say this isn’t the way it is for that person, but that’s their experience and it’s very unlikely that two people let alone many travel the same road to waking up. I know for me I just point people to look inward so the can come to their own conclusion to finding what will provide them their peace. I seriously doubt that anyone went through exactly what I did to get to the place I’m in now, so why would I expect anyone to see things as I do.

I’ve found there are as many roads to peace as there people looking for it; none of them are wrong. I don’t know and don’t really care what road one travels, it’s not my place to judge. Although I understand the conditioning in place is in control, I really find it funny when someone goes against what someone else says just because it’s different from what they are saying. To me the bottom line is to respect everyone, even if their way is not something I’ve experienced. The only reason someone shares something is because it’s what’s in place. It’s not for me to judge it just because it’s different than what I’ve come to learn. It’s up to me to watch my own tongue and make sure my own house is in order, as this will be the energy that others may be guided by…

Truth Isn't Made Up

Truth isn’t something made up so life fits nicely into a mind story of the way you think life should be. Truth is always in place and doesn’t need to be made up to make it so…

Although awakening is a process of becoming aware of what blocks the heart from truth; it only opens and expands each day by developing daily mindfulness . For me because of this, no longer does the world revolve around my “I” it more so revolves around all of humanity. Each day I bring a vision of how I can be a benefit to others, writing and posting daily articles is what arises; this has been done everyday for the past eight plus years. There’s a mindfulness of this in my day to day existence and although there‘s still some selfishness present because the Conditioned Mind is relentless, the process is a continuation into the expansion of truth; with this expansion of truth comes the expansion of love into my day to day life and the life of others.

This expansion doesn’t take thought, it takes a settled mind. The subtitle of my book: You Are Not Your Thoughts was chosen for this reason. All made up stories of truth are only attached thoughts. When this is understood “I” is understood and it’s the beginning of the end of a life based on lies. This will bring you to the realm of the unknown (truth). This realm is not something that can be brought about by thought; thought blocks truth. Stillness is where the realm of the Spirit and truth manifest. It’s where one connects to all of life and feels the warmth of the Sunlight of the Spirit. It’s our home, our place of the peace; it’s the truth of existence. This needs no story to be, you only need to stop thinking to allow this truth to arise…

Determined Results

You will always be led by the things you seek. Whether those things are based in the material world or the spiritual world determines the results of your actions...

Although many things that are done are deemed spiritual and on the surface they may actually be for the greater good, if they're an action from the human side their results don’t allow for true spiritual guidance. The human side makes for a misguided sense of well-being which has to constantly be fed to remain fulfilled. Your spiritual well-being needs no such feeding. When you can just be and not have the need to do, you’ll be fulfilled constantly and you won't have to do anything for this to occur.

This is very difficult to innerstand because of the way the Conditioned Mind has been developed; it goes back eons. True spirituality produces results based in being, the human side produces results based in doing. When there’s doing actions result from the senses which are human. When there’s being actions result in spiritual nature; when guided by being it’s the love of creation that produces love results in our daily actions. All the accomplishing and doing in one's life time will not result in the sense of well-being you get from simply being. It may produce money and material success and if that’s your goal that’s fine, but don't think for an instant you can serve two masters…

Distracted Distractions

You cannot see anything other than the way you see it. This doesn’t mean you have to remain this way, but if you’re unaware of the way you see things, there will be very little room for anything else…

As situations occur daily in life, the reactions will be determined by the distractions in place. There’s nothing wrong in the reactions themselves, we can only live our life with the distraction that are developed. You can take a situation with ten people involved in it and you will probably see ten different ways of reacting to the situation. The more unaware you are of your inner spiritual nature, the less love there will be at the core of your reactions. This is just the way it is. It can’t be any other way. Your reactions can’t be based in love if you’re distracted of the love that’s in your heart. The love is always there, but since there’s not awareness of it, it’s impossible for it to manifest.

Our reactions become what they are because our Conditioned Mind creates distractions to the love that’s in our heart. The more we are distracted by things, the less we are in touch with our heart. To be loveless it seems is to be heartless, but not really, to be heartless is to be distracted; love is always there. This is why the practice of quietness has so much value, because it lessens the distractions, and with less distractions we become more aware of a life that’s based in love. It’s a love that is and will always be there, but by being distracted by distractions it’s very difficult to be aware of this. These distractions are formed from thought so thought is at the core of all distractions. Don’t give the thought energy and it will not create a distraction. All distractions are mind noise, that’s why learning to be still is invaluable. The distractions will never cease on their own, discipline is needed to allow them to dissipate. Noise is what’s there so the distractions have to be there. When it’s learned to be still the distractions will quiet and the love in your heart will naturally manifest…

Open Mind View

There’s nothing beneficial when someone has a closed minded view. What happens is free flowing energy is cut off by a closed minded view which causes suffering…

A closed minded view is what causes you to get locked into only seeing things from the side of suffering. It matters little what the closed minded view is; it’s the rigidness of being unmovable that doesn’t allow free flowing energy. This is what happens when a story is created and it becomes the closed minded view of what life is about in any particular moment. This view becomes deeply embedded as you become emotionally tied into whatever it is that’s being 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. You can have compassion and genuine love for something without attaching to it or being closed minded.

To me this closed minded view is the constant 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’s causing. Unfortunately those in the midst of this view cannot see it, nor can one pull themselves out of it until the view is seen as the cause of their suffering. The closed minded view doesn’t allow the openness needed to be free of attachment, and since attachment is the root of suffering, suffering follows. The tighter the grip of something the more closed it becomes and the less free flowing energy there is in your life. There’s not much life in something that’s unmovable and this is exactly what happens when your free flowing energy is cut off; the closed minded view controls life and causes suffering…

A Moment's Greatness

The greatness of life is in the newness of each moment. This greatness isn’t observed by many because of the view developed by the Conditioned Mind, but this doesn’t mean the greatness isn’t there…

Our delusions come in many forms and they’re all used to reinforce the delusion of “I”. The way the mind has been conditioned makes us perceive life as if we’re on a roller coaster; you can’t get off it until you realize you are on it. Think about it, look and see how time is used and how fast it goes by. The days of the week are used like this, along with the work week. There are so many things used that keep us on the roller coaster; look and see what it is that keeps you on the roller coaster of the Conditioned Mind.

Our life becomes one task after another and we basically do the same things over and over. Our delusion is this is the way it has to be, but this isn’t so, it doesn’t have to be this way. Every moment of everyday is different unto itself. You may make it the same because of the Conditioned Mind, but it’s impossible for any moment to be duplicated. Once it’s in the past it can never be repeated.

The greatness of each moment can only be understood by a mind that is quiet enough to become aware of it. The burdened delusions are a result of conditioned thinking. To get off this roller coaster you must be free of conditioned thinking, and to be free of conditioned thinking, the greatness of each moment must be understood. Nothing done yesterday or even one second ago has anything to do with right now unless it’s made so. Enjoy the greatness of life by living each moment unto itself. Or not and carry around the burden of past moments and stay on the roller coaster; you can get off anytime you want, but that will be up to you…

Blind Ignorance

As long as there’s blindness in place there will be ignorance energy in your life. This energy arises as what’s seen through the surface eyes of a blind mind and blocks what’s truly going on…

Often how things appear to a blind mind isn’t actually how it is. If you truly want to see what’s going on, going beyond your blind ignorance will have to happen. People looking at same thing usually have different opinions of what is seen, and then there’s the truth of what’s beyond the blind ignorance of the formed opinion. There’s two sides to every story, and there’s the truth. To see what’s beyond the blind ignorance you only need to stop labeling what is seen. Stopping the labeling process allows the mind to slow to a point where truth space opens. It’s imperative for this to happen if the blind ignorance that’s been formed over the years is to lessen its grip.

Blind ignorance is so misunderstood and how this is known is because of the behavior that’s in place. I look to my own reactions to know this and in the process I can see it in others; this isn’t a judgement, it’s a fact. Know your own blind ignorance and you’ll know the blind ignorance of others. This is because we are all of the same energy, but not the same blindness. Creation is creation anyway it’s labeled. When blind ignorance is seen for what it is, its energy begins to transform in a direction that exposes truth. As long as there‘s blindness of this, ignorance remains as the operating energy of life. This energy arises as what’s seen with surface eyes and takes on many forms, but the bottom line is it’s the blind ignorance in place that’s blocks one from seeing what’s truly going on…

Thinking Trap

When you’re thinking you need something to provide peace, you’re in a thinking trap. Until this is understood you’ll remain trapped in thinking (the belief) that peace is external…

There will never be peace in life as long as you’re trapped in thinking you need to find peace. Peace is something that’s already within everyone, but because of the way our minds become programmed we get trapped in thinking that peace is something to find. Unfortunately this type of thinking is what makes the very thing you’re seeking (peace) elusive. Thinking is the reason there is constant reaching for something external, until this type of thinking is no more, you’ll remain trapped in thinking peace is external. Using drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, success, programs, therapy, self help books and so on is the proof you’re trapped. I can’t stress this enough as these thinking has to be seen if you’re to ever experience true peace.

Thinking of being at peace isn’t peace. What has to happen if you’re to ever be at peace is there has to be an understanding of why you think you’re not at peace. The reason why is because of the attachment thinking you’re not at peace. When you think you need to reach for something the trap arises. This is a programmed habit that’s very difficult to break. Peace isn’t something that can be grabbed so it’s in doing less that peace arises. Many get lost (trapped) in thinking to find peace, but since it’s something that’s already within, the thinking associated with finding it needs to be discarded so you can see it’s there. Although this isn’t easy to see, it’s imperative that thinking you’re not at peace is recognized so you can go beyond it…

Endless Reaching

When reaching for something is needed to feel better it transforms energy from stillness to noise. This doesn’t allow for the peace that passes all understanding because the reliance to feel better is on reaching for something…

To start the day in stillness is of immense value because if stillness isn’t embraced when the day begins, it will be very difficult for it to be the default setting when the reaching of daily living takes over. Sit in the morning and take periodic breaks throughout the day and one day you just may notice there is more stillness than noise. Without noise the need to reach for something doesn’t exist, but it starts in the morning because for most it’s when the noise begins.

All reaching is done for your own satisfaction, regardless of how it plays out in your head. Even if it’s to help others, if investigated deeper it’s to make you feel better; this holds true for all reaching. Twelve step programs are based on reaching to help those who are still suffering, so that means suffering is needed so you can feel better, that’s crazy. Giving away clothes that no longer fit and are worn out and aren’t wanted anymore is reaching that makes you feel better. Volunteering for a cause is reaching. I’m not sure if there’s a meaning to life, but I do know it’s not to reach for something that’s used to justify existence just so you feel better.

This is what the unconscious mind does, it creates the need to reach, all to make you believe it will make you feel better. Life isn’t about feeling better by manufacturing something. To me it’s really about nothing in particular, except maybe to learn how to be with what’s occurring now. Just being with what happens and not resisting it stops the need for the rearranging of life to make you feel better. When this occurs you will rest in the peace that passes all understanding as there won’t be a need to reach for something to make this so…

Natural Truth

Everyone begins their life with truth in their heart, but because of the Conditioned Mind it gets pushed so far down that a lie has to be made up instead of being aware of it naturally…

Why the Conditioned Mind is such an issue to one’s well being is because most conditioning is based in lies; this affects every aspect of one’s life. Multiple these lies by millions of conditioned people and it’s no wonder the world is as it is. Granted this is my experience, but the Conditioned Mind has been revealed to me as being the block to truth. Without this inner truth from within yourself it makes it difficult to understand any truth. This doesn’t make truth non existent in your life, but it does make you unaware of it.

To me everyone has truth in their heart, but it gets pushed so far down that one has to lie instead of being in touch with it naturally. When this occurs, truth becomes a story when it’s naturally something that just is. Truth isn’t something that can be manufactured, it either is or it isn’t. Truth doesn’t pick and choose, it can’t, truth is just truth; naturally. The thing with truth is most think it’s a made up state of mind, but it’s not really anything, it’s just truth. An applied label doesn’t enhance it, only the awareness of it allows its natural state to be. Truth affects everything as does the lie. When there’s awareness of this, the heart opens and truth occurs naturally because that’s how truth rolls…

Guided Awareness

There’s no suffering in the space of awareness because there’s no attachment so being aware of your “I” attachment and not holding onto it allows awareness to be what guides your life…

The struggle one has with life is strictly mind based and it’s because there’s no structure to the mind. Being led by the mind is equivalent to building a house on sand; we all know what happens when the first storm comes. Often mind based information is held onto which keeps you trapped to the mind. I know how deeply ingrained the conditioning is and I know sometimes I may come on strong, but it’s only because what‘s seen can’t be ignored.

There are basically two forces that guide the mind. One is suffering, the other is awareness (non suffering). These forces manifest in many way. The core of suffering is attachment to “I” (selfishness). This force leads as greed, envy, anger, pride, desire, doubt, restlessness, regret and so on. You can see how these will cause suffering. If this is the direction that guides your mind, you will suffer. The other force is awareness, which leads as kindness, generosity, compassion, empathy, understanding, stillness, and so on. I’m sure you can see how these don’t cause suffering. Make no mistake though you will still encounter the possibility of suffering even with being led by awareness because of how ingrained the conditioning is. But if attachment to “I” isn’t in place suffering will be at a minimum. To me the key is being aware of “I” attachment and not holding onto it. Without it what guides your life will be from awareness and there’s no suffering in this space because awareness simply has no attachment…