What are you thinking?

Glorious morning!

How about we let one of the Buddah’s quote be the topic today.

“ All that we are is the result of what we have thought “

Can it really be that plain and simple?

First a little bit about the Buddah. He is commonly known by that name but it’s to be said that his real name is Siddartha Guatama. Buddha means the awakened one. He was a wandering ascetic who lived in south Asia, during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded buddhism. He was actually born into royalty, but renounced his home life for the spiritual life and actually attained nirvana. Nirvana is basically reached after disciplined meditation and living. When one reaches nirvana, one extinguishes desire, hatred, and ignorance and ultimately, of suffering and rebirth. Literally it means “ blowing out “ or becoming extinguished, as when a flame is being burned out. In other words our EGO collapses and who we thought we were leaves and only our purity remains. Wow.

I want that! Don't you?

Imagine having no more negative thoughts and no more negative emotions, not even sadness at a loved one passing because you would be so in tune to the eternal purity of who we truly are, that the truth of knowing exactly where are loved ones are ( a vibration away ) is completely understood on a soul level and not the minds level of understanding. The mind is the EGO. According to our EGO, our loved ones are no longer here and we are now a fragmented person who will never be the same. Well, let's challenge that today with Buddahs quote.

Our thinking mechanism is what tells us that our loved ones are no longer here , but are we remembering to think that they are just no longer here physically. We are not just a collection of flesh and bones. We are so much more than that. Until we give our mind the information it needs to understand something, it can only serve us in a limited way. If we believe we are just the body, then yes we will be devastated about a loved one's passing and as long as we live feel tortured in a sense. How can we experience peace if our minds keep reminding us of a limited truth? However , when we come to know that we are a soul having a physical experience and our body is merely a physical expression of that soul, now we have expanded the information to our minds to think another way. So when are minds are more expanded we can rest easier knowing that loved ones are just a vibration away.

So I agree with the Buddha. According to our mind, we can either live in tortured grief for the rest of our days, or we can use our minds to remember the beautiful love that was shared with our loved ones and know we will be with them again one day. Yes we will always miss them and that is normal and healthy to express that kind of sadness. But to torture ourselves in grief and regrets not only destroys our peace, but is really enforcing a belief that we dont trust the true process of life. We are also in a state of resistance and holding on when we don't accept the natural process of life.

My thoughts were torturing me from time to time when my mom passed because I started to think back to times that I wasn't so patient with her ( no one is perfect, not even her ) and I felt absolutely horrible. Well it didn't stop there because I kept doing it. Then I finally realized, my mom is in such a glorious place and is sad for ME! Sad that I was torturing myself needlessly. I stopped thinking that way. So yes our thoughts dictate our lives, how we feel, what actions we take and what we ultimately choose to believe . Our perspective of life itself depends on our thoughts. Mastering our thoughts to serve us in a good way is one of the most important things we can do with our life here on earth. The Buddah was definitely on to something, Yes? I can do many blogs on the subject of the mind and thinking. Stay tuned. 😀

Do you have trouble controlling your thoughts ? Do you wish you could get the negative ones out for good? I can help. Make a free discovery call today. Peace be with you, Dawn

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