Today, as we stroll, rush, or crawl through life, frequently too burden down by the weight of our problems, let's take the time to enjoy life without the burdens. Actually, to do this is quite simple.
We begin to release ourselves from ourselves by changing our beliefs, especially the foundational beliefs we rely on to interpret conditions in the world. This process is analogous to cleaning your computer by removing the unnecessary programs, viruses, and so forth. Afterwards, your computer should function quicker and more efficiently.
For some of us, our minds are slowed and corrupted by the viruses (victim beliefs) responsible for our pain and suffering. And like our computers, whenever we visit certain sites (places, people, and things) we subject our minds to unwanted viruses.
By talking or gossiping with people about others, we expose ourselves to ideas and opinions that may be harmful to our development. In these particular type of situations, by participating in conversations that are deleterious to our enlightenment, we wreck havoc on our personal growth progress.
And, unfortunately for us, one victim belief affects our efforts to overcome other beliefs. The viruses created by victim consciousness are pernicious. Even one untreated virus can cause us to explode with anger, jealousy, fear, doubt, dogma and, on some occasions, cause us to become violent with others. Yet it is not uncommon for us to ignore the victim virus because, after all, we muse, "it takes too long to get rid of a virus (belief).
Similarly, most of us are unwilling to acknowledge we are infected by the victim virus. It's easier to overlook certain beliefs, especially the ones we don't want to take the time to overcome. Nevertheless, over time, we discover that by ignoring any victim belief has deleterious consequences on our commitment to change the way we think and live. It is these consequences that make us unable to face life with a joyous attitude.
Sometimes, it's difficult for us to face life with a joyous attitude because our present circumstances are filled with too much pain and suffering. For many of us, it's easier to find joy in some past event. "Oh, how great my life used to be," we recall. "I was so happy working for...." We continue ad nauseam reminiscing about the "good ole days." This type of behavior is caused by hidden viruses (victim beliefs).
Nevertheless, whenever the pain and suffering becomes too intense to bear, it feels good to travel in time and recall happy moments. The realness of recalling joyful times is a wonderful refuge for those who struggle to face each day with a joyous attitude toward our lives.
This time travel frees our minds temporarily of everything causing us to think of ourselves as victims. In other words, when we seek refuge in the past or, if we desire, the future, we confirm our illness from the viruses.
And when we stop and ask: What pleasures do we get from reminiscing with friends about the past?Are these the only pleasurable experiences we have with them? As victims of our beliefs, are we so tied to our past experiences with our friends that we don't relate well with them on current experiences?
When you think about it for a moment, there's very little joy in attending a high school reunion or one with former employees, unless you can interact with individuals based on where they are in life now.
For some of us, after we talk and laugh with our "old friends" for a couple of hours about the good old days, we suddenly realize we don't really have much in common with them anymore. Our memories of them don't correlate with who they are now. It's as if, we never knew them at all.
Whenever we take a mind journey into the past to relive a joyous moment, we limit our potential to grow. We victimize ourselves by clinging to people and ideas that no longer exist. For change to happen in our lives, we must live with who we are now, not who we thought we were in the past.
The physical changes of recognizing that you are no longer the youngest, the finest, or most desirable person in the restaurant, reminds us of the times when we were. Unfortunately, this virus-driven epiphany of not having people showering us with complimentary stares, and flirtatious gestures, plunges us into a wishful longing for the "good ole days."
Meanwhile, as we move forward working to clean and remove the beliefs causing us to dislike who we are now, we must remain focused on our vision to achieve enlightenment. We must remain cognizant, and not become sidetracked by intellectual fantasies of our joyous past. The past is dead and so is everyone in it, including us.
We are alive only in the present. Everything else is created by the viruses (victim beliefs) corrupting our database (consciousness). In the present, we must learn to love and enjoy this new person we are creating. And we must be mindful that this person is so much more enlightened than the one we fantasize about.
This new person, who is virus-free, stretches our minds to go beyond self-imposed obstacles. We are now able to face life with joyous attitudes.
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