~Commentary on the Mind~ The mind is not constant. The concerns of the mind for one day may be completely different than the concerns for anoth er. If all of the concerns for one day are written down, it may be se en that concerns and imagined solutions conflict with one another, so th at no true peace can be found with the mind. The solution of concerns creat es new concerns. And so again, there is no peace with the mind. This is why one must step away from the mind to fin d peace. Peace cannot be found with the mind. Stepping away from the mind is as simple as losing interest in it. When the mind chatters, it chatters because you are list ening. As you lose interest in what it has to say, because you know it s answers are not your answers, the chattering of mind shall fade away. Mind cannot be ignored entirely. Mind is like a too l that must be used if one is to experience this world in any way. Mind is the tool of perception. Perception can only be experienced thro ugh mind. But this is not the same as saying that mind controls perceptio n or that one must listen to the chattering or problems and solutions of mind. Think of mind as a filter. This filter enables the one to see objects where there is light. This filter enables one to di stinguish differences where there are none. It enables one to communicate using symbols that represent something else. Without the mind, one wou ld be unable to experience the world. But this does not mean that o ne must be subject to the mind. The mind, when believed and taken seriously, seems to define reality. But as I have just shown, the mind does not define reality. It places a veil of perception over reality so reality can be experi enced in a new way. This means that the mind is a trickster or illusionist, and that which it creates is purely illusion. To believe the mind is to believe illusion. To think illusion is reality is to be completely deluded. Again I emphasize that belief in illusion, or the p rocess of being deluded, comes from believing the mind. This must mean then, that the process of awakening is also the process of learning not to believe the stories of the mind. As a filter, the mind can be used to see and experi ence illusion without believing it. This experience comes from maintainin g knowledge that is beyond the mind. It can also be said that this know ledge is before the mind. This knowledge exists now, within the Self, a t a depth that is below and at a height that is above the mind. In other wo rds, the knowledge is always accessible and it takes only desire to remem ber and realize this knowledge. I ask you to practice. I have given you a mantra. I ask you to practice th is mantra to the utmost of your ability. This means, practice it as much as you remember. This mantra shall access knowledge and bring it bac k to you (similar to the way a computer command can access a saved file and open it into memory.) And at the same time, I ask you to practice surrend er. Surrender does not see the minds problems and solutions as import ant. It puts aside the minds stories and listens in the moment for direct communication from Me. Through the use of mantra and surrender, the mind b ecomes a tool that is used. It is no longer a tool that acts as user. Perception is still experienced, but the filter is cleansed of false id eas so that perception is experienced with clarity. This is also called true perception, because it is not cluttered with ideas of illusion. Perception is seen and experienced, but truth is realized and remembered, so that the one e xperiencing and communicating through the filter cannot be referred to as deluded. ~From our Holy Spirit
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:32:11 +0000
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