“Mind is a flexible mirror, adjust it, to see a better world.”
Amit Ray, Living in the moment – Living in the breath
We all know the phrase “you are not your mind”, but we don’t understand (not fully!) what does it mean. I’m reading the book “The Power Of Now”, written by Eckhart Tolle, and I’d like to say there’re a lot of great thoughts there, even if I’m personally think the language is a bit too “spiritual”. That’s why I’m going to organise it and put the ideas in order for your better “digestion”. Haha!
1. We are a beggars. All of us. We are busy looking outside for pleasure or fulfilment, for validation, security, love, while all that (or the treasure we are looking for) is already within us. It is even greater than anything the world can offer.
2. “Being” is you, or any life. You can experience it ONLY when your mind are still (that means – almost never, because you are surrounded by voices and you are troubled by everything around you!).
You can feel Being – BUT! – You can’t understand Being.
3. The word “God” has become empty of meaning through thousands of years of misuse by people (or a closed concept). There’s NO “Our God is the only true God, and your God is false”. The God is not “Being”.
4. If you are not able to stop thinking, if you are experiencing the incessant mental noise – you are probably very sick, and living inside of an illusion (I’m sure you knew that already, right?). Thinking has become a disease. Why? Because of very destructive power:
Your mind uses you – you usually don’t use it at all => This is the disease.
You believe you are you mind => This is the delusion.
5. Can you be free of your mind whenever you want? If the answer is no – then the mind is using you. You are unconscious and you are identifying yourself with your mind = you are it’s SLAVE!
Virtually everyone hears a voice or voices in the head all the time. Continuous monologues or dialogues. Many people live with a tormentor in their head that continuously attacks and punishes them, and drains them of energy. It is the cause of unhappiness (=disease).
6. The good news is that you can free yourself from your mind:
Step 1. Start listening to the voice in your head as often as you can.
Step 2. Pay particular attention to any repetive thought-pattern (it repeats like old gramophone records).
Step 3. ‘Watch’ the thinker, but do not communicate => listen to the voice, BE THERE, BUT DO NOT JUDGE or condemn what you hear.
Soon you’ll realise: THERE’S THE VOICE – and HERE I AM, listening to it, watching it.
This is very important realisation: I AM, this is you, the sense of your own presence, which is not the thought! It arises from beyond the mind.
You are aware not only of the thought, but also of yourself as the witness of the thought. This is the beginning of the end of the compulsive thinking (which is in general an addiction, or a drug).
7. I have to say…you can (any person) learn it! Because I did. It is some kind of the GAP OF NO-MIND (as Eckhart Tolle call it). You can start from 10-20 seconds and then gradually it will be longer and longer. In the moment of the gap-no-mind you’ll feel the stillness and peace inside of you. This is the beginning of your natural state of Being.
Be totally present. Learn to disidentify yourself from your mind.
Here is my old post, review of my brain, which I keep empty most of the time. I call it “white brain or white room” 🙂 -> REVIEW OF MY BRAIN
Based on the book “The Power Of Now” Eckhart Tolle
Next post – Book Review “Alex” Pierre Lemaitre
Wow… I think I’ve gone mad…
nope :)) is it your voice telling to you or Your Self? lol
I’m really not sure if I’m honest… Probably both.
haha then the article is def for you :)) and the book ✌️😂
I need all the help I can get maybe? lol
haha, just start from being the watcher ( 3 steps)
I will watch myself intently 🙂
I just love your fucking mind. Your writing. 🙏🏽👏🏼
haha, it was from the book of Eckhart Tolle, not me “sigh” :))
thx lots tho
I know 🤗 It’s your style. Your narrative 🙏🏽
Yep 😀 Thank u 💜💜
My pleasure 😇
I’ll be jiggered. I needed this tonight. Today…whatever. Big squashy hug to you, Ray.
you need it Now 🙂 me too, I’m glad I read that book, really mind-shaking 🙂
HUG to you too!
Thanks for sharing. A lot of great advice.
Yep, the book built as “question-answer”-story & very interesting ideas r there. We def know it all in our hearts, but we so seldom listening lol
Thanks for decluttering that cluster fuck. It saved me time.
Haha its the easiest i know 🙂 I always was good at the selecting of the most important themes/ideas/thoughts from the text 😄✌️
You’ve done well my friend.
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I get this!
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I love that Cream song White Room.
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great post and thought provoking , love the 3 points to free the mind!
yep, really helpful tactics :)) ✌️
Eckhart Tolle i love him and yes; i have read the power of now. and trust me, it is powerful. I m going to put practice into this
Great 🙂 👍👍✌️💓
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yea I had a long conversation about all this with my father after i read this
Awesome 🙂 u r lucky girl 🙂 i have no one to talk about that, only Self & WP haha. I mean my mum would be really angry and would say: so u spend time reading that bullshit? Go watch the news! 😂😂
yea i have heard a LOT about ur mum ray. but i would say im lucky. i have the most deep and debative topics with my father.
yep 🙂 good for you girl :)) ❤️✌️
Excellent post, Ray.
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Great post. 🙂
thank you 😁✌️
It’s pretty sweet. I wish I were better at it, though. My goal is to do the right thing and never think of it again. Make it automatic. It’s difficult because, someone thanks me and pride swells in my chest and then I’m suddenly doing it for the wrong reasons.
In short, it’s complicated…
Automatic Being 🙂 sounds like something from the future 😉✌️
Sounds like Buddhist-talk to me…
Yep kind of…the author is mentioning zen, Buddha and Christ lots; that’s why the book called a spiritual guidance ✌️😉😁
Well, hard to be offended because I’ve been a Buddhist for about forty years…
Lol wow cool! I’m not sure what I am. It’s difficult with “the names” 🙂 r u happy…being Buddhist?
Quite the post, you always talk about stuff that never really crosses mind mind, lol
I find your topics different & never mundane, I like them because they stretch my thinking and give me more understanding at times.
Shay-lon
Thank you 😊 I’m very glad 🙂 I have to tell u some stuff never really crossed my mind as well 😂 haha but kinda found in those books/films I’m reading, watching ☀️
The best tool that I ever learned was that I don’t have to listen to all of my thoughts. Life is really what you make it and recognizing that you can sometimes say things to yourself that you would never ever say to any other living person, is testament my first statement. This was a great post – made for unique content.
Best, Jess || https://www.learningfromstrangers.com
Yes, agreed. We don’t have to listen to all our thoughts. Hopefully this idea will strike more people, because it is a first step to a happier *you* and consciousness
Someone recently mentioned the book to me. I forgot about it especially as I feel like we have to tune into the present in our own way not someone else’s way. I may be wrong though…
Do you think it’s worth buying?
Yes, I think it is an unusual book, a lot of advices as well. Based on questions-answers.
“Your mind uses you – you usually don’t use it at all” That’s scary but so true… Another great post “The Spoiler Lady” 😀 Lol… No, but I wish to read this one. There must be so much more to it than just the main points which you covered wonderfully like you always do. 🙂
yes, the book is full of advices and interesting thoughts 🙂 must be on the Reading List haha
thank U ❤️✌️😁
I tried reading the power of now but couldn’t finish as to what you mentioned of it being to spiritual wordy ish. I’m glad for this post though in plain English 🤗 There’s lots of good stuff. Compulsive thinking is hard to stop but for sure something to recognise. Thanks for this!
Yes, true 🙂
the first part is easier a bit, at the end too much “spirituality” for the simple human beings as we r… I read 4-5 pages each evening. So I’m finally done. It was difficult at the end 🙂 but the Idea of the book is awesome!
The world of overthinking has proven to be a disappointing world. I am happy just planning ahead fro what I need and going about what I need to do, on any given day.
Great post!
💜💜 yes, Thank u 🙂
You are a great writer! Loved it.
Oh that’s not me lol it’s from the book of Ekhart Tolle 🙂 “The Power Of Now”
Oh, my bad 😅
Thank u 💓💓