Regardless of how we feel today depends on our commitment to our beliefs and values. It's our beliefs and values that are responsible for how we feel about ourselves and others. In other words, we feel a certain way based on the illusions in our minds.
Whenever we limit ourselves to believe that our illusions are real, we limit our power to perceive the world from the prism of clarity. Unfortunately, most of us see the world from the prism of distortions. This is the prism responsible for the distrust we have of our own minds.
During our search for enlightenment, many of us seek guidance in the words and deeds of others. The more we rely on others to guide us to the enlightenment in our minds, the less we trust our own Powers of Mind. And by distrusting our Powers of Mind, we are constantly searching in darkness for the lost kingdom of enlightenment in our minds.
Most of us were taught to search for this great Powers of Mind in others. And after we embodied these beliefs and values, it followed that we would elevate others and devalue ourselves.
This reliance on others to define enlightenment and lead us to it is responsible for our toxic beliefs and values. Moreover, our commitment to this process of self-discovery moves us further from the enlightenment in our minds, and closer to the toxic beliefs and values we are trying to overcome.
The closer our relationship with our toxic beliefs and values, the greater our dependency on others. Unfortunately, this symbiotic relationship prevents us from thinking of life outside of the illusions.
Meanwhile, many of us believe we cannot discover enlightenment without Guides from our illusions. In other words, we believe someone has to lead us to the enlightenment that already exists in our minds.
Whenever we rely on others to lead us to enlightenment, we must believe they have already discovered it in their own minds. This would mean to many of us that they had cleared their minds of toxic beliefs and values, and were no longer plagued by questions and doubts about enlightenment.
Nevertheless, most of us have never met anyone with an enlightened mind. This means someone with a totally fulfilled, problem-free mind that's perceiving the world without distortions created from illusions. In other words, a person who has overcome the beliefs and values taught him or her by others.
Similarly, if we accept that we have never met someone with an enlightened mind, then it follows that there's no one able to guide us to the enlightenment in our own minds. So we have to do the work to become that enlightened mind.
We begin our work by trusting our Powers of Mind. By trusting Powers of Mind we're able to understand how we are who we are now. This frees us from the illusions, and allows us to perceive ourselves with power. This small amount of clarity is sufficient enough to guide us deeper into our minds, beyond our existing toxic beliefs and values.
Some of us have resigned ourselves to never acquiring our freedom from our illusions. We have tricked our minds to believe clarity exists outside of our minds. And it's this trickery that causes us to search outside of ourselves for Guides to lead us to the enlightenment in our own minds.
Powers of Mind exist only in our individual minds. We discover it by going beyond our existing beliefs and values. And the deeper we go, the greater our clarity to perceive ourselves with limitless power.
1 comment:
Hi Anonymous,
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Fortunately, I have had the pleasure to read the Bhagavad Gita. In fact, I have a copy from Swami Dayananda and one from my college days.
Most of my writings and thoughts are attempts to tap into my inner consciousness and not rely on other references. Obviously, that's a challenge.
Nevertheless, it is my desire to express my own thoughts and remain independent of the beliefs and values that existed in the world before my arrival.
Once again, thanks.
Peace and enlightenment,
Malcolm
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