Each day this week I observed that…
…People are identified with thousands of useless things both in life and in themselves during the day
But one fact is far more striking, that they identify with their negative emotions more than with anything else.
It became so obvious that so much around us teaches us that we have the right to be negative.
yet the Mystics teach the opposite, they teach that you have the right to be positive...
...which reminds me that we are not born with a negative part within our mental makeup. We simply have acquired this negative part from others and a lot of external influences acting on us.
You may feel negative because of this, but you must feel that it is not you which is negative - but “It”.
If one only could remember that often enough...
...which reminds me of an ancient story:
"Three hundred years ago a disciple asked his Master how he can come to the super-sensual life and hear god speak. The master replies: When you can throw yourself into “THAT”, where no creature dwells though it be but for a moment, than you hear what God speaks. The disciple asks him if the place where no creature or nothing created dwells is near or far away. The master answered: It is in you and it is to be reached by ceasing, even for a moment, from all thinking and willing – when you stand still from self-thinking and self-willing and can stop the wheel of the imagination and the senses. This has to be done at least once a day."
Trust me its worth trying
First published: 26 August 2011
Copyright Alexander Filmer-Lorch 2011©
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