It is hard not to believe the mind.
It is all we seemingly have to perceive reality and it has been warped by experience. It is hard to meet the present moment clearly.
Most, if not all of the time, I am looking at reality through a filter of the past. I am looking at reality through my memories, my experiences, my conditioning.
The question is, am I aware that I am looking through this filter?
If I am not, then I am on rails - so to speak - I will automatically follow the pattern of the past. I have no conscious choice in the matter. In truth, I am not in touch with actual reality - I am in touch with my own perception, my own prejudice, my own interpretation of reality.
The results that I get from the actions that arise from those perceptions are going to be inadequate, meaning they will not reflect the actual reality. They will reflect my perception which is usually based on a negative or painful memory.
Any action that is not responding to the present moment is going to be "out of sync" with what actually is. It will produce a result that falls short, leaves us wanting more, or makes us and/or others suffer.
To be in harmony with what is, our action has to operate from clear perception. That means perception without any bias. Perception without conditioning.
It isn't easy until it is.
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