We seem to always desire something that we don't need.
The more things -- money, status, houses, jewelry and so on -- we see other people with, the more we want what they possess. So we are constantly imagining ourselves having all sorts of things. And frequently we set out to get them for ourselves.
Some of the things we desire are harmful to our minds. Unfortunately, if we have too much toxic junk (beliefs and values) in our minds, we're unable to differentiate between toxic and enlightenment. This causes us to believe our toxic desires are actually enlightened ones.
Nevertheless, we are ruled by our desires. They dictate what we feel and think about ourselves. And, in most instances, they seem to exist independently of us.
Whenever we recognize that our desires come from our beliefs and values, whether we're aware of this or not, we are in the position to empower our minds to not act on all of our desires. We can choose not to chase after our desires.
Similarly, we have the power of illumination in our Powers of Mind to know that we are the creators of our desires. They exist only in our minds. And if our minds are filled with toxic beliefs and values, then most of our desires come from this foundation.
Meanwhile, when we rely on our Powers of Mind, we begin to experience non-toxic beliefs and values. And as we grow in confidence with our Powers of Mind, we create desires with the clarity of enlightenment.
It's important for us to remember that Powers of Mind is our unconditioned consciousness or intuitive awareness. It's the awareness of something other than what we have limited ourselves to believe.
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