On my journey to true enlightenment i have made a new realization. Identifcation with the mind causes thought to become complusive. A few days ago i read a quote from the philosopher Descartes: i think, therefore i am. This weighed heavy on my mind for days. As i pondered this i came to the the conclusion that thinking has become a disease.The mind is an amazing instrument if used rightly. However, if used wrongly it becomes very destructive. i guess it is not so much that you use your mind wrongly, sometimes you just dont use it at all. It uses you, and thats the diesease. but i found this difficult to grasp. Its true we all do a lot of aimless thinking, but i can still use my mind to do and accomplish things, i do it everyday. Although, i still can not find the off switch to the incessant stream of thinking. So have i gone mad? do others feel this way? so many that it feels normal? This incessant mental noise has been preventing me from finding that realm of stillness or inner peace. I felt as if my mind was using me. Atthat point i had no idea what to think, or what not to think. So i did as i always do when i didnt know what to think. i just listened. verycarefully too and without judgement. for if i judged and condemed this voice, itwas just that same voice coming in the back door. wow this is some crazy inception like shit haha. And thats when it hit me. There is the voice, and here i am listening to it, watching it. That is my proof that this sense of your own presence is not a thought, it arises beyond your mind. The moment i realized this i felt a higher level of consciousness come over me. I am beginning to realize that thought is only a small aspect of intelligence. I feel closer to the now than every before, and its a wonderful feeling. to anyone who read this and can indentify with what i amtrying to convey start watching the thinker, if not try and develope a gap in this stream of thinking. Try to become intensely concious of the present moment. Direct all your focus into the now.create a gap of no-mind inwhich you are highly alert but not thinking. This is the essence of meditation. Learning to disidentify yourself with the mind is a vital step. Everytime i create this gap i feel the light of my conciousnes growing stronger. this may sound like nonsense to some but im assuming if you read this far you may be interested in or understand what i am trying to convey. if so i hope i somehow made a positive impact on you. im just realizing things that i believe to be great, just wanted to share. thanks for reading and sorry for the poor grammar!
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 05:56:07 +0000
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