We have been talking about a way of thinking, a concept, that will allow us to be peaceful, happy, and successful (at foosball or anything else). It involves understanding how our mind works. It involves knowing that we create what happens to us based on the programming in our “computer”. It involves believing that we have control of that programming if we understand HOW it works.
The stuff I am teaching has evolved over thousands of years. It began when a few people, who became know as “seekers”, got tired of being unhappy much of the time, and set out to figure out why, and what they could do about it. If you find my stuff interesting, you are a seeker.
Basically, there are three levels of consciousness involved in this concept. I have been talking mostly about the second level, which involves the mechanics of how the mind creates your reality. The third level is about dealing with the results you can create in the second level. There is actually a fourth level which involves knowing and understanding level two and three.
Important: Remember that all this information is just information, words! Until you “experience” it, it has no meaning. I can tell you everything I know about Hawaii, but until you go there, you don’t really know what it is like. It is your emotions and the accompanying physical actions that create your “programming”. Not the words.
Here is a review of level one and two:
Level One – Here your mind is doing everything we are learning about in level two. But it is all going on outside of you awareness. Your mind is doing what minds do. Reacting to outside stimuli based on the programming you have created over a lifetime of experiences. But since you are not aware of this process, the results you are getting are random. Your mind accepts the first program it finds that relates to the situation at hand, and creates the reactions and emotions related to that program. Since YOU have not instructed it otherwise, it thinks that is what you want. As a result, sometimes you get what you want, sometimes you don’t get what you want, and sometimes you get what you don’t want. Being unaware of how it works is the reason people in level one experience a lot of suffering in their lives.
Level Two – This is the level of the world of the mind and all its creations. The mind is doing what it does, creating your experience of life. But you are learning to be aware of what it does and how it does it. All the concepts and principles I have been talking about are designed to help you run your mind instead of letting it run YOU. Over many generations, the seekers discovered how to create much of what they wanted in the material world. They found that they could become very good at this using the principles they had discovered. From a material view point, this was a way to create more “white” than “black” in their lives. But they eventually discovered that no matter how hard they worked at it, there were still always a certain level unwanted outcomes. And when these unwanted outcomes happened, they still suffered negative reactions. They also noticed that there were a very small percentage of materially successful people who seemed to be able to remain happy and peaceful regardless of any outcome. How did they do this? There must be something more. The seekers kept seeking. What they learned is what I have called level three. Level three requires the use of imagination and faith. It uses many metaphors and “mystical” stories to explain its meanings (you will understand why). It is fascinating to me. It is also necessary in the whole scheme of things.
As I get into level three, I will also throw in some more about level two. I have only scratched the surface there
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