BEYOND THE THINKING
MIND
I
would like to propose a reflection: Are we really masters of our mind, or is our
mind dominating us?
To what extent are we aware of our thoughts?
Are we able to find that space of inner calm from which to observe the events of our life and to be aware of the present moment? Or have we decided to suffer, dragged by the stream of life and our thoughts without exercising the position of power and responsibility that corresponds to us by divine inheritance?
To what extent are we aware of our thoughts?
Are we able to find that space of inner calm from which to observe the events of our life and to be aware of the present moment? Or have we decided to suffer, dragged by the stream of life and our thoughts without exercising the position of power and responsibility that corresponds to us by divine inheritance?
According
to Eckhart Tolle, a great master of our time:
"Most people spend their lives imprisoned in the confines of their own thoughts. They never go beyond a narrow and personalized sense of identity, made by the mind and conditioned by the past.
In you, as in every human being, there is a dimension of consciousness far deeper than thought. It is the very essence of your being. We can call it presence, alert, unconditioned consciousness. In the ancient teachings, it is the inner Christ, or your Buddha nature.
Finding that dimension frees you, and frees the world from the suffering you cause yourself and others when you only know the "little self" made by the mind, who is the one who directs your life. Love, joy, creative expansion and lasting inner peace can only enter your life through that dimension of unconditioned awareness.
If you can recognize, even from time to time, that the thoughts that pass through your mind are simple thoughts, if you can witness your reactive mental and emotional habits when they occur, then that dimension is already emerging in you as consciousness in The one that occurs the thoughts and emotions: the timeless internal space where the contents of your life unfold.
The stream of thoughts has an enormous inertia that can easily drag you. Every thought is meant to be of great importance. He wants to capture your full attention.
The thinking mind is a useful and powerful tool, but also very limiting when it completely takes over your life, when you do not realize that it is only a small aspect of the consciousness that you are.
When you are immersed in compulsive thinking, you are avoiding what is. You do not want to be where you are. Here now.
Spiritual awakening is the awakening of the dream of thought. "
ECKHART TOLLE
"Most people spend their lives imprisoned in the confines of their own thoughts. They never go beyond a narrow and personalized sense of identity, made by the mind and conditioned by the past.
In you, as in every human being, there is a dimension of consciousness far deeper than thought. It is the very essence of your being. We can call it presence, alert, unconditioned consciousness. In the ancient teachings, it is the inner Christ, or your Buddha nature.
Finding that dimension frees you, and frees the world from the suffering you cause yourself and others when you only know the "little self" made by the mind, who is the one who directs your life. Love, joy, creative expansion and lasting inner peace can only enter your life through that dimension of unconditioned awareness.
If you can recognize, even from time to time, that the thoughts that pass through your mind are simple thoughts, if you can witness your reactive mental and emotional habits when they occur, then that dimension is already emerging in you as consciousness in The one that occurs the thoughts and emotions: the timeless internal space where the contents of your life unfold.
The stream of thoughts has an enormous inertia that can easily drag you. Every thought is meant to be of great importance. He wants to capture your full attention.
The thinking mind is a useful and powerful tool, but also very limiting when it completely takes over your life, when you do not realize that it is only a small aspect of the consciousness that you are.
When you are immersed in compulsive thinking, you are avoiding what is. You do not want to be where you are. Here now.
Spiritual awakening is the awakening of the dream of thought. "
ECKHART TOLLE
May
all of us are able to awaken from the dream of thought and finally be liberated
from our own mind, which is the ultimate source of all suffering.
Daya
MAS ALLA DE LA MENTE PENSANTE
Me gustaría proponer una reflexión: ¿Somos
realmente dueños de nuestra mente, o es nuestra mente la que nos domina?
¿Hasta que punto somos conscientes de nuestros
pensamientos?
¿Somos capaces de encontrar ese espacio de calma
interior desde el cual observar los acontecimientos de nuestra vida y ser
conscientes del momento presente? ¿O hemos optado por sufrir, arrastrados por
la corriente de la vida y de nuestros pensamientos sin ejercer la posición de
poder y responsabilidad que nos corresponde por herencia divina?
Según Eckhart Tolle, un gran maestro de nuestro
tiempo:
“La mayoría de la gente se pasa la vida aprisionada en los confines
de sus propios pensamientos. Nunca van mas allá de un sentido de identidad
estrecho y personalizado, fabricado por la mente y condicionado por el pasado.
En ti, como en cada ser humano, hay una dimensión de conciencia
mucho mas profunda que el pensamiento. Es la esencia misma de tu ser. Podemos
llamarla presencia, alerta, conciencia incondicionada. En las antiguas
enseñanzas, es el Cristo interno, o tu naturaleza de Buda.
Hallar esa dimensión te libera, y libera al mundo del sufrimiento
que te causas a ti mismo y a los demás cuando solo conoces el “pequeño yo”
fabricado por la mente, que es quien dirige tu vida. El amor, la alegría, la
expansión creativa y una paz interna duradera solo pueden entrar en tu vida a
través de esa dimensión de conciencia incondicionada.
Si puedes reconocer, aunque sea de vez en cuando, que los
pensamientos que pasan por tu mente son simples pensamientos, si puedes ser
testigo de tus hábitos mentales y emocionales reactivos cuando se producen,
entonces esa dimensión ya está emergiendo en ti como la conciencia en la que
ocurren los pensamientos y emociones: el espacio interno intemporal donde se
despliegan los contenidos de tu vida.
La corriente de pensamientos tiene una enorme inercia que puede
arrastrarte fácilmente. Cada pensamiento pretende tener una gran importancia.
Quiere captar toda tu atención.
La mente pensante es una herramienta útil y poderosa, pero también
muy limitante cuando se adueña completamente de tu vida, cuando no te das
cuenta de que solo es un pequeño aspecto de la conciencia que eres.
Cuando estas inmerso en el pensamiento compulsivo, estas evitando
lo que es. No quieres estar donde estas. Aquí, Ahora.
El despertar espiritual es el despertar del sueño del pensamiento.”
ECKHART TOLLE
Que todos podamos despertar del sueño de
nuestro pensamiento y finalmente ser liberados de nuestra propia mente, que es
la causa última de todo sufrimiento.
Daya
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