Eliminate the Enemy

“Allow the experience of being aware to come into the foreground of experience, and let thoughts, images, feelings, sensations and perceptions recede into the background. Simply notice the experience of being aware. The peace and happiness for which all people long reside there.”
-Rupert Spira

Merriam-Webster: unconscious: not aware of something

Unconscious thought is our primary enemy.

The brake pads were nearly worn out on my car, so each time I start it I was greeted by the warning buzzer. After hearing it over and over, eventually, I barely noticed what was initially judged an irritating sound.

Your mind works like that. Unconsciously repeating the same worries, hour after hour, day after day, year after year—we simply stop noticing worry. As worry fades into the background, it becomes the norm.

The remedy is awareness; the more, the better.

Are you listening?

Attention restores wholeness.

The mind is not inherently conflict-creating; conflict creates itself—and continuously regenerates itself—in inattention.

Almost imperceptibly, the mind assigns a judgement to most perceptions. 

To restore peace and happiness, become more aware of the conflict-creating mind in action.

Judgement always occurs “after” the experience.

Do this more: Watch as you create a judgement—good or bad, right or wrong—that was not present in the experience. 

Observing the creation of a problem frees you from it. As you see the truth of that, you might even chuckle the next time you catch yourself thinking a non-existent problem into existence.

This is not to say that all problems are imagined, but most are.

When silently aware, it’s impossible to worry. Every response will be flawless.

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