Friday, July 24, 2020

Recognizing Mind:


Recognizing Mind:
It is essential for people who practice contemplation to be able to recognize their mental environment.
If we are able to recognize the conditions of our mind, as well as, the external environment and how this affects our mental health, then we are also able to navigate these conditions more gracefully and with kind awareness.

It is the awareness of the continuous inevitable fluctuating of conditions that allows us to be free of taking everything personally.
Awareness does not judge, It just perceives.
It is the hungry and insatiable mind that always needs to be fed with stories, answers, and solutions to the un-fixable that creates the suffering.
A difficult neighborhood to live in.
Sometimes it is the surprise awareness that we are not responsible for everything that happens there that frees us.
When we soften ourselves and take a vacation from judgment, we get the space to actually see clearly in a relaxed state of mind.
Ahhh........ Relief.
When we are able to recognize conditions, we are also able to recognize potential freedom.
This is the medicine of Dharma practice...and self-kindness.

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