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phiperpmThe only way to advance, IMHO, is to rely on Self. It is what YOU understand about YOU that matters. Short of perfect telepathy, nobody can tell you about you. They can suggest things to try and point a direction to follow but it is you who must go there. Find your core, learn who you are and what you will or will not do and you are well on your way.

a good way to start is by thinking back on what makes you emote. What causes feelings in you? What are those feelings? When was the first time you felt those feelings? What can you recall about those feelings that might explain why you have them at all.

Then comes the next step. Those feelings, even the events that spark them off, are all in your head. All we know of the Reality in which we see ourselves is what comes to our attention via the mind. The mind gets it’s Point of View by taking what the brain receives and cataloging it all, forming relationships with other events and pieces of knowledge, using the emotions added to the input by the lower levels of the brain to decide on context of the data. The brain gets it’s data from the nerves, but what it all comes down to is the entire world, the universe and cosmos is all simply an impression created in your mind and presented to you.

There is no need to react to such things - you can take the time, a slight pause to allow yourself to realise this is all second hand and the emotions being felt are actually being generated inside your own head based on past (not present now) events. Then you can think through the situation and perform an original act rather than a reaction programmed either by your past or by the person calculating you will react in a particular way.

If you can bring this attitude into your life - and it is NOT an easy thing to do - you will be well on your way. Being aware of self like this will bring self-awareness. From self-awareness comes the path to other-awareness and this is the true spiritual path. It is unique, it is yours and it will work for any who try it.


Posted in Alternative Thinking, Mind, New Age, Spirit/Self, awareness, biology, consciousness on February 11th, 2009

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