Here's another excerpt from my new book - The Awakening Human Being - A Guide to the Power of Mind. Enjoy!
Reality check: So what happens if we drop our thoughts about the meaning of what’s going on?
First of all is this possible? Can we drop our thoughts about what’s going on? And if we can—even for just a few moments—what then do we experience?
Well let’s give it a try.
Here’s what to do. After you read this, put this book down and take a look at what is going on right now, right where you are. With no thoughts about the meaning of what’s going on. Can you do this for just a minute or two? And when you do this, what do you experience?
When I try, the first thing I always notice (when I let go of my thoughts about the meaning of what’s going on) is that it suddenly gets very peaceful and quiet. The second thing I notice is that there is only me, here and now. And that’s about it. There is this moment with whatever is going on. And I’m just in it or I am just it! For example, this moment right now, just me sitting in front of my computer. Or it could be this moment walking down the street with the sun on my face. Or this moment, drinking a cup of tea. Or brushing my teeth. Or doing the dishes. Or talking to a friend.
That’s about it.
Life is right before me.
Plain and simple.
And it’s very peaceful.
Interesting isn’t it?
To experience the present moment without any interpretations or thoughts about the meaning of what is going on is a very interesting experience. If you can find this space, try to rest there for a moment or two—without judging or forming any opinions about this moment. If you can do this for just a moment, I am quite sure the law of cause and effect will make perfect sense to you because you will see that without interpretations, there is just this moment. Without thinking about the past or the future, there is absolutely nothing to compare this moment to. There is only this moment—this—exactly as it is—happening now.
Usually we don’t see this because we’re so busy living our interpretation of what’s going on. We are comparing “this” to “that”. We think “this is good” or “that is bad” and then we get to experience “this is good” or “that is bad” instead of the pristine simplicity of this moment.
And well, this is the story of our lives—your life and of my life too. Your experience is your interpretation of what’s going on. My experience is my interpretation of what’s going on.
This is a pretty wild discovery isn’t it? Why? Because when we understand the law of cause and effect, it means we have nothing to deal with but our own thoughts. Reality never gives us any problems—it’s our thinking that does! And even though I have been saying this for years in all my books, the ramifications of this discovery are just mind-boggling and continue to be mind-boggling.
So now you know.
If you want to know the truth, there is only one place to look and that’s inside yourself! Because the law of cause and effect tells us that all our experiences are internal events.
And that’s life!
So the big question is—who decides what your experience of life is going to be like? Good question right?
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