3 Ways to escape mind traps

Human beings speak about their situations and often fear the prospect of change. They also get bogged down by different ways of thinking. You may get lost in your own mental jungle. You may not yet realize everything is already organized and settled and always has been.  You nurture futuristic ideas, but they are not your present concern. Now, you clear the mind.

Somewhere, not too far away, is a purpose, reason for rock-solid fulfillment.  You have temporarily lost touch.  This draws attention to certain patterns you create and the quandry about what to do about it. Its never too late to rethink why you exist.  Consider these 3 ways to escape your own mind traps;

1) Shatter ignorance.  If you are unaware of what you think or how, then you are unlikely to sense anything is out of whack, and less likely to contemplate change, let-alone do it.  To learn focus and mental discipline is to enter an arena of growing awareness. Infinite layers proceed from there.

2) Surpass superficial awareness.  To have preliminary insight into your thoughts and feelings does not mean you are consciously aware of the harm you do to yourself. To grow to identify habits reveals why it can be to your advantage to discard them. How often do you judge or belittle your own efforts? Unconditional love and acceptance are the only answer.

3) Activate deconditioning. To realize you say and feel harmful things offers useful self-knowledge. Whenever you engage without your needs or interests at heart, then you persist stubbornly in the face of adversity.  Ths is not the same as persevering in light of obstacles. The moral imperative to finish what you start may be ingrained so much that you resist deconditioning. You only ever make promises to yourself.

Pay attention to nothing & why

Perceived problems arise when you focus attention on objects, events and sensations that reinforce your belief in time and space.  What if all your supposed issues are easily dissolved by simply paying attention to nothing? How then can you identify situations that do not matter and free yourself from them?

1) Initiate shifts in awareness.  A human being is unable to think at the same time as be fully aware of space and silence. You may think you multi-task effectively, but you are unable to focus full attention on more than one place at one time.  Sources of disruption, stress or anxiety all compel you to think. Mental training allows you to learn to turn it off at will.

2) Bring the unmanifest to your attention. People do not usually focus on what they do not see.  And yet, as you grow aware something holds up the physical forms you experience, you trigger new levels of awareness.  You withdraw energy from what appears to be going on outside and turn inward.  To develp a sense of the formless dimension empowers you to evolve.  You begin to realize all form  dissolves and nothing matters as much as you thought.  You gain perspective.

3) Reframe your sense of reality.  To realize layers of energy exist gives you insight into spaces you currently see and do not see.  You are conscious of your own perceved dimensions of time and space. They frame a sense of physical existence.  As you sense energy form is impermanent and unstable, you nurture fear about what may or may not be and create misperception of what you are.  Detaching from these brings you face-to-face with presence.  You transcend illusion.

When to withhold what you know?

Differences exist between consciously and unconsciously withholding what you know. Every being has multiple layers of untapped, inner knowing. Some mental images are stored, unconscious and inaccessible until one is consciously ready to accept certain realities. Reasons exist for inner brain privacy. You open up to new parts of self as you gradually dissolve fear.

In the physical world, the act of withholding information inside your psyche is often labeled. Does it reflect emotional wounds you are not yet willing to acknowledge or consciously resolve? This view does not always set the stage for non-judgmental confidants or supportive guides to facilitate healing.

Another view is every human being is soul energy, born with infinite, inner knowing that is obscured by ego. The density of energy, level of soul maturity, depth of insight into love, loss, and forgiveness, all influence what is shared and with whom.  Free will is the core issue that influences decisions.

Regardless of perspective, its common for human beings to feel indecisive about what information to share and when to keep silent.  People are scared of silence and yet, it never betrays. If you ever question what action to take, consider this;

1) Who is truly ready to hear? You may be aware of things someone desires to know. Yet, providing insight could cause havoc if that person is not ready to hear what you have to say. Evolve to discern what matters. Lao Tzu says, "Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment."

2) What is the motive? Where the motive is to help not hinder, then you are not denying the right of others to grow. To evolve to where you honestly identify core motive requires you overcome certain aspects of being human. Rachel Naomi Remen says, "loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words."

3) Where are the lessons? Human emotional capacities include shame, guilt, envy, anger, and other sensations that invite a soul to examine available lessons. As one learns to open the mind, it is possible to learn to stop concealing intent. Caroline Myss reminds how, "You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone."

4) How do you mask thoughts? To be aware of what you think, hear and feel, allows you to step back from all the inner commentary and refocus your attention. During the process, you deliberately step outside what appears to be happening as a means to reconnect with your core self. Houssaye remarks, "Tell me whom you love and I will tell you who you are."

5) When is the right moment? As you learn to love others for what they are not what they say, then you move beyond the second-guessing that characterizes official , accepted human thought. The natural person is found beneath layers of beliefs. True soul patterns and innate abilities are invisible to beings who adopt social standards.  Some beings sense mental transition from unconscious to conscious transparency. Edgar Casey explains, "You shall find you have the key to telepathy."

Peer through layers of time and space

Analysis of dream submitted by Anonymous in Canada.

Dream- From my parents' bedroom on the second floor of their Georgian home, I could see through the wall into the upstairs hall. A Russian girlfriend stood there. Her physical body was dense and solid.  At the same time, I also saw different sized beings floating above, below and beside her.  Each being showed levels of opacity. Some beings were more transparent, as if light shined through from behind. Some beings had wings.  They each exerted effort to communicate.

Predominant Emotions- humility, surprise, and acceptance.

Interpretation- Each human being can grow to discern stages of awareness. This is a process to expand the self through learning and healing. The nature and depth of your perception in the physical world is based on vibrational patterns of energy that often go undetected. You are awakening on new levels.

Core energy is constantly changing.  That is, your energy is converted into forms that alter what and how you accept and perceive.  If you believe in discarnate souls, you may sense some that visit the physical plane. Non-physical entities may visit the physical planes between lives, on route to other dimensions, to act as spirit guides, or to observe even if they never incarnate physically.  Purposes are varied. If you sense something difficult to describe, certain revelations unfold.

It appears you are evolving to transcend limits you create to block self-understanding.  Walls are barriers, obstacles or boundaries that prevent you from experiencing what lies beyond them.  Habits or patterns can often be traced back to early family conditioning. To see beyond them is a sign of maturity and growth.  You may recognize you deviated from a karmic path and are now preparing to get back on track.

15 Unorthodox answers to awaken soul

Every moment, human beings are tempted to generate emotion and judge. This diverts inner spirit from its true path.

Each action shapes your awareness and sense of the world. Consider 15 unorthodox answers to awaken your soul. Which one(s) resonate(s) most right now? Share related lessons;

1) If someone gives you an answer, reject it. Insight is felt.

2) To consciously stop thinking, is to heal in spontanaeity.

3) Serve others and you forget concerns about life and death.

4) Empty the mind of speculation, or no room exists to grow.

5) To experience true meditation transcends all sounds.

6) Offer blessing and wish merit for every being, no exception.

7) True happiness is discernable in the sound of one's voice.

8) Everything in your life is the best. You may not realize it yet.

9) If nothing stands out in mind, actto get rid of it quickly.

10) Any true giver is always unconsciously grateful to give.

11) To see through your nature teaches you birth and death.

12) On paths beyond delusion, coming and going do not exist.

13) Silence and humility ly beyond profession, ego and belief.

14) What arises unexpectedly is not of your true nature.

15) Censure self, not others. Resist judging right and wrong.