This is so easy to say right? It’s like telling a fish to conquer water or telling a wild animal to conquer the forest it lives in. And that looks absurd. How can a fish conquer water? Does the fish even know water is separate from it? I don’t know. Should ask the fish right??π
Likewise, Are you different from your mind or are you your mind? Are you controlling your mind or is your mind controlling you? Tough questions right? When I started to just enquire and look, I heard many voices in my head conflicting each other or supporting each other. When I looked further I heard two voices prominently. My mind (conditioned) and one more voice. Let’s name it my conscious. Ok? Then I started the practise of moment by moment noticing what my mind was thinking. I called it the chattering of my mind. Then I saw whatever my mind was saying, I (my conscious) started to question from where it’s coming(source of that thought) and what emotion I am feeling with that thought. If the feeling was empowering, then I would listen to that, else discard it. I also started to notice that it became difficult when in a dilemma, I would either resist my mind or submit to my mind. I thought submitting was acceptance. Recently I discovered that was just compromising.
Regarding what’s acceptance, I’m still discovering. Will share later.
How about u and I starting to notice those voices? Maybe you can then make them your friends?
A noticing day π
Excellent.. inquiring π just dropping certain dialogue s . Conscious deal the moment in it's it' way. In empowering context.
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Go with good thought , wrong action , and feel good
( as judge and police punish guilty , it look like bad action, but thought behind is to maintain law )
Being authentic to your inauthenticity
Is the first step to start the journey of friendship with minde.