For the average person, our mind runs the show, getting most of its information about the world from the senses and memory.
Because the identified mind is focused this way, we look outside of ourselves for what is true. Put another way, we seek validation from the world.
Yet the world is not the source of our experience. It is the collective result, seen through our own filters. Much of our experience reflects our inner beliefs and what is unresolved within us.
Misperceptions and unresolved trauma distort so much of our narrative. This leads us to biased conclusions about the world and thus unsuitable actions, leading to problems and suffering.
Unexpectedly, we discover that much of who we thought we were is just narratives built on unresolved trauma. It’s anything but true or healthy. Our behaviour has become a set of coping styles rather than a way to live a rich, full life.
We are not our stories, our thoughts, our emotions, or our body. These are vehicles for us to experience the world with. And a way to get to know who we really are, here in the world of form.
But if we lack self-awareness, we can be confused about what is true.
This is why I recommend going beyond the mind and its narratives to discover our deeper nature, one that isn’t corrupted by our unresolved past. On that platform of being, we gain peace and the capacity to see through this baggage. Then we can bring that deeper nature forward into the world. And that is a blessing.
Davidya