Shree: patterns of thoughts

 

Shree: patterns of thoughts

Patterns can be said as cycles of manifestations or thoughts or responses that generate the same result over and over again but the external forms may change. There are some patterns that keep us engaged such as

Origin of a person’s tendency – that takes the thought to history, triggers, character, yours, mine, what did one say not say, why, how, where is the trigger immediate or not so direct or subtle or what? Should that say anything about me or what I should do next to perfect the situation etc.? The point is there is no end point to this cycle, so the thought is that the anger has deeper origins and incomplete understanding of reality. Why should one infer anything about the self from here? Not required.

The idea of change and self too – change, start, end point, circumstances, what if this or that, if this action or that action, projection of anticipated results, what comes in front. How to respond, defend, justify, my world, your world, my sequences, your sequences, justifications etc. The entire thing is a construct and an important learning is that patience is required to decode this tendency.

The idea of life – if this is done or that is done, here or later, now or never, results, circumstances, backfires, pain, happiness, balance, stable and so on.

The basis of all above cycles is the idea of existence itself – what tendencies one has inherited and caught on and what that in turn therefore generates. I am not indicating or labelling any tendency – in any case it is a futile exercise or even an attempt – so tenaciously we cling to a tendency. To be worried about the same is not required; to be worried what that tendency should generate is also unknown; and where would that lead us to is also unknown. An extension of this is to always trying to be perfect and that is again a trap. Peace is important and not perfection and for eternal peace, becoming steady is important and diving inward.

Changes do not mean anything neither do any words but it is a huge learning one ought to pass through. How one hears or sees changes and how one responds and says something reveals a lot about the inner state of mind.

Hari Om.