People for whom mind is master cannot imagine mind as servant. Yet, what is pointed to on this blog is freedom from mind rather than elimination of mind.
The universe evolves human beings who have the power of abstract thought. Being a human being with a mind is like having a personal computer hooked to a graphics generator inside the head. It allows sense perception to be mentally interpreted in terms of form and void. The eyes see "what is," which is a unified field of aliveness, but the mind imagines what is seen in terms of static abstract images. The eyes see __________and the mind imagines "tree." The eyes see __________and the mind imagines "a body" which is soon identified with as "me."
A little child sees and directly interacts with _____________. An adult sees ___________________but interacts with images, ideas, and symbols ABOUT ______________, which keeps him/her in a kind of consensus trance. How is it possible to become free of the trance? This is one of the primary foci of this forum.
What would life be like if no thoughts of "should" or "ought" ever appeared, if there were no expectations, if there were no unanswered questions, if there were no desires for anything in the future, if all activities were a kind of play, if the focus of all activity was in the present moment, if there was no self-referential thinking, if plans were made without any attachment to the outcome of the plans, if there was total trust in the perfection of THIS, if everyone was seen as doing the best s/he could, and if the eyes could see without being accompanied by mental commentary?
Look at a little child at play. It is possible to live life in almost exactly the same way as an adult. How?
1. Shift attention away from thoughts to what can be seen or heard
2. Repeat until thought-generated illusions collapse and there is freedom from the consensus trance.
The universe evolves human beings who have the power of abstract thought. Being a human being with a mind is like having a personal computer hooked to a graphics generator inside the head. It allows sense perception to be mentally interpreted in terms of form and void. The eyes see "what is," which is a unified field of aliveness, but the mind imagines what is seen in terms of static abstract images. The eyes see __________and the mind imagines "tree." The eyes see __________and the mind imagines "a body" which is soon identified with as "me."
A little child sees and directly interacts with _____________. An adult sees ___________________but interacts with images, ideas, and symbols ABOUT ______________, which keeps him/her in a kind of consensus trance. How is it possible to become free of the trance? This is one of the primary foci of this forum.
What would life be like if no thoughts of "should" or "ought" ever appeared, if there were no expectations, if there were no unanswered questions, if there were no desires for anything in the future, if all activities were a kind of play, if the focus of all activity was in the present moment, if there was no self-referential thinking, if plans were made without any attachment to the outcome of the plans, if there was total trust in the perfection of THIS, if everyone was seen as doing the best s/he could, and if the eyes could see without being accompanied by mental commentary?
Look at a little child at play. It is possible to live life in almost exactly the same way as an adult. How?
1. Shift attention away from thoughts to what can be seen or heard
2. Repeat until thought-generated illusions collapse and there is freedom from the consensus trance.
