...Develop the ability to always have your presence, attention, anchored in the present moment rather than in your thinking mind.
Eckhart Tolle
That is what we need to do to transcend this sense of suffering so prevalent in most of our lives. We need to realize it is not the life situation causing the problem, but the thinking that is happening around it.
When it comes to the thinking...it is more our attachment to what we are thinking, our identifying with it, that leads to suffering...not the actual thinking or challenge we are facing. Life is simply doing what Life does. The mind is simply doing what the mind does. The "Me and My story", that you created around this life event and this accumulation of thought, is not real. Awakening is not about changing Life and getting this or that out there in order to eliminate challenge or to enhance this "me-ness". It is all about transcending this identification we have with that which we created and called "Me and My Story."
When you awaken spiritually it doesn't mean it is the end of challenges but you no longer transform the challenges of life into ...an unhappy sense of self...into a dissatisfied person. Eckhart Tolle
- Could it be that the narrative I created around this situation is causing the unhappiness and not the situation?
- How would I experience this situation if I did not add the unnecessary burden of thoughts to it?
Hmm! Something to think about.
All is well.
Eckhart Tolle ( January, 2024) Navigating Life's Challenges with Spiritual Awareness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUsxlR2RSeQ
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