TRANSCENDENDO A MENTE
Any journey we take needs to begin now and from here. This point, when made correctly, takes the focus away from past psychological realities and into a place where there are expanded possibilities, moving forward. Notice that we never say “it brings you into the present moment”, because you were never in a place other than the present moment. Being ‘present’ simply means not letting our psychological thought-processes overshadow experiential reality.
Our mind and it’s constant moving toward power and pleasure are what got mankind into a situation where we are constantly being manipulated by our own mind and its fears and desires. This in turn leads us to manipulate others.
It is one person’s love of diamonds that leads to another’s hunger. Humans are the only animals who hoard endlessly. Perhaps, this is because, as a result of genital dis-ease and the values instilled in our being by modern religions, intimacy is no longer free, and are we are unconsciously gathering power in the pursuit of instinctual pleasures?
The mind has power over us because we identify with it. We are NOT the mind, but rather the knower of the mind. We are that which is aware of the mind. Every pedal on the mind is just an accelerator. It is therefore not possible to stop or still the mind. The only option one has is to use one’s awareness and rise above the mind to a witnessing consciousness, which is able to watch thoughts and desires as they arise. Once we are rooted in this awareness of not being the mind, we are no longer wagged around it. The monkey mind loses its power over us, as we are no longer running along with it. And soon, the mind ceases to move, as it is no longer fueled by our identification with it. This is the essence of all Zen, Yogic and Advaita teachings. Eastern traditions have studied consciousness for eons, but never developed the science of psychology as the seers had recognized it – that one must rise above the mind in order to gain power over it. Our mind is a tool, but what use is a tool that does not follow instructions and directions from its user or master?
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Você já estabeleceu a intenção de ter um bom tempo nesta vida? Então, o que está te segurando? A resposta final não está nas necessidades não satisfeitas, mas sim nos constantes desejos que estão alimentando essas necessidades.
The mind seems to turn due to many different reasons, some of which are the following:
Medo de certos estados emocionais e experiências: Não há experiência sem o experimentador. Então tudo o que pode acontecer com você só acontece se você estiver lá. Todo estado emocional que ocorre, surge e desaparece em nosso próprio ser. Então, nós realmente precisamos gastar tanto esforço tentando nos proteger de certas emoções e experiências? Esse esforço realmente nos protegerá de sentir certas emoções ou o que acontecerá ocorrerá, independentemente de nossos melhores esforços?
Desejos: Já tivemos o suficiente tanto do prazer quanto do desagradável; agora só queremos soltar essa sacola e ir além das dimensões atuais da existência. Os desejos são necessários para o processo de vida. Os desejos são exatamente o que é necessário para esta situação, e uma vez que alcançamos essa consciência de não mais sermos identificados com nossos desejos, podemos alcançar o que o Buda descreveu como “falta de desejo”. Apenas aceitar tudo é 'falta de desejo'. Podemos estar profundamente envolvidos com tudo, mas ainda não nos identificamos com isso.
Humans run around with their mouths open in the rain, trying to quench a thirst, while a well lies within. All external catalysts simply bring us to a pleasant state within. The yogic pratyahara process of turning the outward-bound senses inward enables us to bring fulfillment to our lives, like never before.
Humanos, em todos os lugares, estão sempre procurando um pouco mais, independentemente da moeda usada. Todos nós queremos mais dinheiro, carros, poder, prazer ou qualquer outra coisa. Os iogues, durante séculos, atribuíram essa necessidade constante de expansão à nossa capacidade de reconhecer e conhecer nossa natureza ilimitada.
The word ‘religion’ comes from religere, which means to rejoin or reunite. Religion is simply reuniting with the source that keeps us alive.