I’ve been reading a lot recently. It’s been a time where I have gone over old books. You always seem to miss some important parts in educational/self help books. However when you re-read over them you discover ideas that you were not attentive to. Maybe you could say the mind was not ready for that information. I always believe that there are timings and readiness for growth. That your mind or consciousness will see the missing link when it needs to. It’s like it filters out what it is actually looking for or needs at that particular point.
It’s like your consciousness knows what it needs at that time to grow and in the same time not overload your capacity as then it will lose vital information. Just like thoughts, when we have a collection or a build up of irrational, unwanted thoughts it can feel overwhelming. However thoughts are like passing clouds, they will come thats ok, but if we just watch them and not identify with them, they won’t be as prominent or strong as they were. We cannot eliminate thought but we can less identify with them. This helps us in the long term. Becoming the watcher or observer of thoughts as opposed to merging with them is important.
You may find that over time they will tend to surface less or be less frequent than they were before, as you’re not resisting them. The ego mind tends to do that, focus and become one with them creating the distress and over capacity of thoughts. Thoughts can then be like visitors or passing clouds without bringing you down into over thinking, fear or deep sadness.
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