Being
- Being = "a state of," it is a verb
- Being = I am = an experience = the present, the now
Obstacles of Being (= the mind)
- The greatest obstacle of Being = identification of the mind
- The mind is meant to protect You. It is in constant fear for your safety (psychological, mental, emotional, physical).
- Through our unconscious identification with the mind, we give up the driver seat, and allow the mind to be in charge.
How to free yourself
- How to free yourself = know that You are not the mind
- How to do this? Watch the thinker. See that you are not the thinker, You are the observer.
- What's the difference?
- The thinker: ever-going voice. Often rehearsing, imagining, judging, etc.
- The observer: The space in between the thoughts.
- More on the thinker: Ever notice how that voice is usually your worst enemy? Generally negative & repetitive?
- The thinking voice has been conditioned through your life and the collective consciousness. The voice is not pure. It is not, You.
- Freeing yourself
- Watch your thoughts. Don't judge them. Just watch them. Be curious "what do I think about?"…NEW DIMENSION ALERT.
- Now there's the thinker and the observer. Do you realize the difference?
- Now that you're awake, You can take the driver seat back from the mind.
- Separating from the mind is the most important step on the journey of enlightenment.
Cravings, desires, etc. / Identity
- You crave fulfillment.
- When the mind is in control, it will seek out things to distract you from that craving.
- Sex, money, accomplishments, work, food, etc. will temporarily appease that craving. But notice how you are always left craving more?
- You will never be fulfilled with the identities of the outside world. (I am a doctor, I am rich, I am strong, etc.) This cycle will never end if you continue identifying and attaching to things.
- Meet your higher Self, understand your true identity. "The secret of life is to die before you die and find that there is no death"
Pain body
- Think of it as an invisible bucket, an invisible entity.
- It has been collecting all the residual pain built up throughout your entire life.
- It is a magnet, both internally and externally (negative energy is contagious).
- Guess what it eats? More pain.
- The pain body lives though feeding on life experiences that are on the same energy.
- If you are unconscious, if you allow the pain body to take control, it will hunt out situations that create a “pain buffet.”
- These situations can look like projecting pain (antagonist) or seeking situations to receive pain (victim).
- Don’t feed the pain body.
- How?
- Observe it
- The pain body can only hurt you if you are identified with it.
- If you observe it, you'll realize it's not You.
- When this happens, You will shine through. (Darkness cannot exist in the light).