We are incredibly conditioned creatures, far more than we are consciously aware and our minds control almost everything we see, hear, experience and do. If we learn a new word, something unusual that has caught our interest, so we remember it, we begin to see or hear this particular word much more frequently in the … Continue reading Mind imposed order
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Unconsciousness
What do we think of by unconsciousness? We can be 'knocked unconscious', we can 'fall into a deep unconscious sleep', we can 'act in an unconscious manner' - all these ways imply a non thinking, a time when we are not using our intellect or our minds, we are blind, blank. Let us compare it … Continue reading Unconsciousness
Sleep walking
What is it to be aware? To be awake? We believe that at night we fall asleep and dream, and when the light comes we wake and are conscious beings, interacting with the world around us. We use our senses and feel emotions, we reason and use our intelligence to solve problems, or grow our … Continue reading Sleep walking
Walking the line
Life is full of opposites - great joy, deep grief, love and hate, right and wrong - and it's a fine line to walk between them. We are here, we are alive and part of that is experiencing life to the full, the full range - to do justice to our existence. But at the … Continue reading Walking the line
Thinking
The mind often acts like a child. It wants attention, to be the centre of attention and in our busy lives it's easy to give in and let the mind have reigns. And we've convinced ourselves that the mind is everything. Thinking is revered. He's a great thinker. Our minds, our inventions, ideas and thoughts, … Continue reading Thinking
Zen musings 