TRASCENDIENDO LA 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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¿Has establecido la intención de pasar un buen rato en esta vida? ¿Entonces, qué te detiene? La respuesta definitiva no reside en las necesidades no satisfechas, sino en los deseos constantes que están alimentando estas necesidades.
The mind seems to turn due to many different reasons, some of which are the following:
Miedo a ciertos estados emocionales y experiencias: No hay experiencia sin el experimentador. Así que todo lo que te puede pasar solo sucede si estás allí. Cada estado emocional que ocurre, surge y se desploma en nuestro propio ser. Entonces, ¿realmente debemos gastar tanto esfuerzo tratando de protegernos de ciertas emociones y experiencias? ¿Este esfuerzo realmente nos protegerá de sentir ciertas emociones, o ocurrirá lo que se supone que suceda, independientemente de nuestros mejores esfuerzos?
Deseos Hemos tenido suficiente de lo agradable y lo desagradable; ahora solo queremos dejar caer esta bolsa e ir más allá de las dimensiones actuales de la existencia. Los deseos son necesarios para que el proceso de la vida tenga lugar. Los deseos son justo lo que se necesita para esta situación, y una vez que alcanzamos esta conciencia de que ya no estamos identificados con nuestros deseos, podemos lograr lo que el Buda describió como "falta de deseos". El solo hecho de aceptar todo es 'falta de deseo'. Podemos estar profundamente involucrados con todo, pero aún así no estar más identificados.
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.
Los seres humanos, en todas partes, siempre están buscando un poco más, independientemente de la moneda utilizada. Todos queremos más dinero, autos, poder, placer o cualquier otra cosa. Los yoguis, durante siglos, han atribuido esta necesidad constante de expansión como resultado de nuestra capacidad de reconocer y conocer nuestra naturaleza ilimitada.
The word ‘religion’ comes from religere, which means to rejoin or reunite. Religion is simply reuniting with the source that keeps us alive.