Most of us are no strangers to the chatter of the ego mind. We all struggle with this to some extent, some perhaps more than others.
If you find or know a person who has managed to stop thinking, other than Buddha or Eckhart Tolle, please let me know.
The ego analyzes why it fights so hard to avoid the present. Rather, it reflects (or regrets) the past or plans (or fears) the future.
There is not much we can do to change this except constantly train our minds through meditation. Meditation allows us to recognize difficulties more frequently, allowing us to choose not to indulge. This is extremely helpful in managing mental health issues such as anxiety or depression that are so common in our modern society. However, improving the quality of our mind through meditation actually makes everyone happier, not just those who initially try it.
Moving toward acceptance and surrender are important steps for your well-being and healing, no matter what you need to heal. If we learn to consciously welcome acceptance when we find ourselves analyzing, acim we will move closer to spirit, step by step.
2. "In every situation, the only thing missing is what you didn't give"
There are different ways to interpret these words. The way I read it is this:
We can create abundance for ourselves and we can do it by giving what we want.
Let me explain.
If we want others to love us, the first step is to find ways to truly love ourselves. If we want forgiveness from another person, it is up to us to forgive ourselves first. If we want generosity in our lives, we will get it if we are generous ourselves.
Many of us have a lack of thinking, whether in relationships, money, time, or any other resource. But the truth is that many times it is simply the result of some limiting belief or shadow quality that we have not yet integrated into our personality.
And thanks to this, we perceive the world around us as lacking.
Once we see that our perceived lack is created by our own perspective, rather than reality, we can begin to move toward abundance. And we do this by giving what we think we need.
3. “It makes no sense for the spirit to receive and give everything”
This is based on no. #2. It is a beautiful reminder of a simple but universal spiritual truth taught in many different traditions:
The key to happiness is contributing to the happiness of others.
Whether through our relationships, our work, or our commitments outside of work. If you look at truly content and happy people, they all share this quality, they are all generous in one way or another.
This is not to say that obtaining is bad, human ambition is a necessary quality that has resulted in many wonderful worldly achievements. But if we only try to get without giving, it is unlikely that we, as individuals, will feel truly satisfied.
Because when we live a life completely driven by ego (the power behind the desire to obtain something), we are often spiritually deprived. And this deficiency will always manifest itself in one form or another and will eventually interfere with our happiness.
4. "Great art hits us with a blow of recognition"
We all share the human condition, and whether it's our most euphoric feelings or our deepest fears and vulnerabilities, there are (many) other people who feel the same way.
But we don't see it that way.
Especially with more difficult emotions and mental states, we tend to think that we are the only ones suffering. It is always the judgment or loneliness around our pain that creates our suffering.
But then there are times when you come across a great work of art: a poem, a song, a book, a quote, a photograph. Whatever it is. Something that expresses an aspect of the human condition that you have encountered in such a precise way.
Something that resonates with you so uniquely that you forget your loneliness for a split second. And you are deeply moved when you realize that the human situation is truly shared between all of us.
And there is a lot of comfort in knowing that.
5. "Everything we do is either love or a cry for love"
This is my #1 favorite quote.
Because these words reveal the true nature of compassion.
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