Running from Enlightenment

When we believe our thoughts - we are running away from awakening. When we assert the "positive", we hide the "negative" and this is the life of the unawakened "identity". This is the running of the proverbial "rat race". When we stop believing our thoughts - positive and negative - the race ends.

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[kwixotic]

If I'm not mistaken what you say would be confirmation of the old adage, "The unexamined life is not worth living" BUT with the important notion that the result will be a DISIDENTIFICATION with the mind.

[hozho1]

@kwixotic Yes, I would agree with that. Seeing is all and it is free from the burden of needing to insert any meaning to any moment.

[Otevra13]

'Your' explanation is very succinct, I appreciate that. Do you have a particular practice?

[hozho1]

@Otevra13

I used to meditate, but all that I "do" is just watch - observe and with no desire outcome - no agenda - just watch. By not fighting what is seen, I am off the bank and into the flow of life just as it is and by observing I see what is without feeling any need to color what is seen.

[Magzie01950]

My head is so full of junk that sometimes I wonder where it is being manufactured from.. It's so not me.. Yet it's trying to change my mood or change my direction.. I try to stay in the presence of me or is that my God inwards.. Be quiet and know I'm here.. My brain is so active that it wants the whole life.. of me.. but I'm onto that brain..

Regards

Magzie

[hozho1]

What comes into your head cannot be controlled. Seeking to control it only leads to suffering. It sounds like you're on the right path.

[DRISHANA1]

...no I 'has it' ... you had my attention all the way through this - clear and 'ordinary' - agreed...

[rodrigojoseunb]

That was powerful 

[wsdreig]

Yes,,,running towards your desires and running away from your fears is the same exact thing. Just a different mask. All of it is to hide your own position, your false sense of individuality. Everything your mind does,conceptualizes and filters for itself is an investment for the intellect.. The belief is more like an unconscious assumption....