WISDOM BLOG Curated by Georgia
The Importance of Correcting the Intellect
The intellect has collected many ideas through social conditioning and stress over our lifetime based on the fundamental mis-take of separation. Those negative thoughts that form the "tape" that plays in our head come from this fundamental mis-take of the intellect.
Refining our Intuition - Detecting Charm
So, how do we detect charm? Charm comes from our fine level of feeling, it's a feeling, not a thinking...It tends to be felt in the heart, that little wave of charm.
The Nature of our Thoughts
It's worth remembering the simple truth: you are not your thoughts. Often we have been used to identifying ourselves with our thoughts - putting so much meaning into them, believing them as truth and engaging with them.
Refining our Intuition - True Charm
How do we know if it's true charm? If we are attached to the outcome of moving in that direction, then usually it is the mind seeking happiness outside of itself.
The Pursuit of Happiness
The pursuit of happiness, outside of one's own self, is never ending. The mind, before it begins to be retrained with meditation, is attuned to searching for happiness outside of itself - in experiences, achievements, pleasures, praise, validation.
The Samskāras - Impressions - We Bear
These samkāras cloud our true essence. They cannot be released at the level of the mind, the level at which they were created. We need to go much deeper, beyond all samskāras, to the healing balm of the Self.