Nothing Personal

It is not easy to handle philosophy. As a form of manifestation of human being, we have a lot to understand about ourselves. Understanding may come by reviewing our own actions or thoughts or by observing the external world of action or by the impulse that is felt behind all manifestations of Nature.

This understanding of ‘self’ or consciousness or the force of thoughts which we remain subjected to, results in evolution of our nature of thoughts (mind) from confirmation to transcendence, or from clinging to object to going beyond space-time phenomenon. It is the same body, but the ability of the mind to evolve is what can change our perception of life.

In any kind of a process, space is always trying to convert itself into a phenomenon by a system of force. One may say that space, force and the object are just different forms or degrees of existence or one may say that the object has a residue or an imprint of force and space. That makes the object dynamic (in itself) and also connected with other objects. This happens with everything – including us.

For us, this force is the mind. This force is formed by nerve impulses and nerve centres in our brain (physiological). As long as we breathe and there are these nerve impulses, we feel this force of thought, we know that we think. The nature of force in all life forms varies. In human beings, this force has a greater degree of self observation – in terms of feelings and intellect (or in terms of the power of imagination). This neutral force, is felt as a reality for ‘us’ – this force gives rise to beliefs regarding desire (sensation) and decision/ need to act/ ego/the doer (action). A feeling of attachment/ compulsion of existence is formed. A feeling of action/ engagement is created and this consciousness acts through ‘us’ (mind and body). This ‘force’ (mind as we understand it) is neutral as a phenomenon – it has all the qualities of all kinds of thoughts. Everyone is subjected to this force and everyone struggles realizing this dilemma. Giving up or rejecting the force is not the solution (as it is not possible to do so), neither is engagement with a particular thought a full proof solution of peace, as the force keeps changing.

The force exists at such deep levels and subtle levels of thought, that the smallest of trigger can generate this feeling of mind with its own projections of time, past and future, of potentials and challenges…..ALL of this needs to be fully accepted without any judgments. This acceptance can come if we realize that the force is neutral and we just operate as a dimension of consciousness. This will lead us to accept all things, to be happy and grateful for everything and to forego a lot of unwanted attachments.

This, of course is not easy. The movement from birth to death takes place in the ocean of this force and we remain affected by the result of this movement. Who gets affected? ‘We’ in the world of transactional reality. Who or what remains unperturbed? The ‘I’ behind all the phenomena. This is to be realized. The only fear, therefore, is because of the nature of thought itself – the mind. To be able to say things simply is a result of lot of work. The more clear and simple our words, the more holistic is our approach about reality. As we become clear, we become silent (in terms of justification), as there remains no need to say anything.

So where do we begin? It is an individual journey for us. Each one prefers to start somewhere and encounters challenges/ blockages as one proceeds further. This is inevitable. There is no point in resisting or hoarding something or hiding or running away. One must observe whatever comes our way in an unresisting manner. Whatever comes our way, is interpreted by this ‘force’ which creates an imprint on us. Resistance of any kind  - be it through action or non action  - cannot give us answers. Resistance or clinging – both inflates our egos and trap us in the cycle of this force. Thus, the key is to keep doing things without any fear or expectation and to be fully accepting of any consequence. This reveals the relationship of consciousness to force to body. Another way is to keep concentrating on that quality of force that gives us peace – compassion. What we are actually doing is remembering the element of consciousness and force and worshipping or respecting it.

By doing this repeatedly, we connect with all life forms at a neutral level or the purest level of the process of manifestation.

Therefore, nothing is personal my friend! What you see and want to see are just the plays of consciousness acting externally and internally.