I too enjoy the conversation. It helps me clear things for myself as well !
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It is said that “thoughts create reality” and yet we are not our thoughts. Many people may mistaken from this phrase that we are our thoughts, but mediation and a shift in awareness will allow us to quietly observe our ego mind without judgment, just as you mentioned!
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Rene Descartes once said the famous phrase "I think, therefor I am".
But in a way it is the other way around: I Am, therefor I think.
Thought is never wrong ( how could it be ), intelligence is one of the greatest gifts to mankind. We only need to realise that Being puts the mind to work, and when the mind is finished with the task it is ordered, it needs to "shut down" again. The shift in awareness we are talking about makes you the one who controls thought, not thought that controls you.
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Do you guys think people are afraid to face their “inner selves”? A person from another forum stated that some people are terrified of meditaiton and reflection of the Being. Why do people tend to focus outward more? Is it simply easier and more comfortable? Or are they just trying to escape dealing with the complex Being?
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When you say "Some people" in a way you are saying "Some person". What is a person ?
Is your Being, your Self a person ?
A "person" is simply another word for "ego".
So, yes, most ego's are terrified to notice Being. The ego will disappear when you become aware of the fact that it doesn't really exist. In Buddhism this moment is called "Death before you die" and with good reason. The ego "dies" and all that is left is the everpresent Being. The ego doesn't want to "die" and makes you feel fear and unease just thinking about it. Keep searching
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If the body already houses the mind, why is it then necessary that they meet together? Can the body connect with the mind at all times, or does it have to search for the mind?
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The body/mind is like a computer/operating system combo. Completely useless without the operator ( Being or True Self ). A computer/OS ( Body/mind ) doesn't do anything by itself. Even tho the operator isn't a part of it, they need each other to get results. The Self feeds mind with orders, mind executes them. The place where they meet could be the computerscreen/keyboard-mouse in my analogy. The interface so to speak.
There are no real seperate parts. You are your mind/body/Self combo. There is just a mixup about who is in charge. After you clear that issue, there is only peace.
