"In life you must believe in something: I believe that soon I'll have a beer."
Anonymous
Mind not know right size compared to the surrounding environment. Whether it prehistoric forest or comfortable apartment, mind does not matter, still works following his survival program. Turn on or turn off the sense of need, which gives rise to the stimulus, which moves body. Even if all goes well, will make him feel unhappy, unfulfilled, scared, lacking, needy, will provide new insights, new opportunities will show, a younger wife, new achievements, ideals.
Mind activate the body, wresting it from the state of contentment and serenity as possible, while to make its programming. Mind deceive itself because it is part of its program, create illusory self and justify the actions that otherwise would not make sense. mind does not recognize the state of peace continued, although he lives. He can not lie down, reclining in his nature is to be vulnerable, to die. A state of continuous relaxation of mind is actually a sign of abandonment or renunciation of life. Those who live this state of apathy, the reality of being, not a man at peace, but a loser. Mind has decided not to take action.
"To enter into the secret of the first things you need to abandon them."
Simone de Beauvoir
is approaching a beautiful woman, body is energized, change, and thank goodness! A danger, scream, run, fight, if I do not react the end. One effort, the body produces adrenaline and allows me to support it. I accept the reaction, I just, proportionate, by the organs of the body .
I have a problem, I'm worried, anxious, no peace nor do I fall asleep. This time I do not accept the reaction of brain. But perhaps this is not a reaction, logic, proportion by a body of the body? As the arms are raised, without the intervention of consciousness , to protect myself from an opponent raises his brain barrier solutions. The concern that keeps me awake is the same mechanism responsive action. The same ten thousand years ago, when sleep was to be caught and destroyed.
"Mind and body have the immense power to accept things as they are, both pleasant and unpleasant."
Shunryu Suzuki-roshi
I wanted to distinguish absurdly mind and body , separate them, ask them to act different. I want body reacts and mind is quiet. But brain and body are one. Brain and body, body and brain. Both follow the only possible logic, that of the body, reactivity. not stupid reaction, but built by master hand, intelligence, infused by the person who created the body and left that for thousands of years if they have perfect features. Intelligence that I live but I can not even dream of understanding.
Reactivity able to simulate its creativity, so be aware of oneself and one's need of stimulus to create the illusion of self to allow herself to stimulated , motivate, activate. If I were aware of my reaction, if I could control it, ceased to seek stimuli, it would be useless, the illusion would fall. mind would free itself. Lacking the means to stimuli did not activate. Mind needs that I believe to be creative. Only then can take action, fight me, believe, move, act. Mind need that illusion to be maintained.
are not built to live without illusion. I could not.
Radio without battery, car-free fuel, refrigerator without electricity: a man without illusion. I have no ability to survive without illusion, to accept my nature. Illusion is pushed to the fight, the future, empty goal but that allows me to walk. And mind until I activate, for whatever reason, can be survival. Without illusion my mind, not prepared, you will see only the daily struggle to live, to procreate, seek reasons for living. InorridirĂ .
are not built to see the reality beyond the illusion of me.
I do not know the reality of this life. I want money, freedom, sea, mountains, women, children, ideals, spirituality, all that life has to offer, but not the truth. I do not want to think about. The reality of this life can not interest me, I would not be able to survive. I want the illusion. I want to live happy, love, success, success. I want to talk politics, economics, sports, love, children, homes, food, ideal, poetry, war, revolution, violence, including, but not me, not mind. As long as I speak and I shall pay attention to what is outside me, I'll be safe. I just want things to go as I will. They are not built to live in truth. I could not bear it.
"Man is born, suffers and dies."
Zen saying
I think the owner of body, but body escapes me, ages, gets sick, is not how I want. Master of mind, and mind proceed without my consent, chose her thoughts, refuses to follow me, assist me. Master of the world and others, but others disappoint me, live, love, decide without me. I do not want to be a guest, I want to control. Guest of my body, mind , the land on which to walk, my children do not respect me, parents who do not appreciate me, of this nature that lives and breathes without me. I want to lead, to be there. I want to change the world, my world.
But I can not. It's never how I want.
not want to suffer. But suffering is the survival mechanism, not the obstacle to survival. Suffering pass. Unless same mind, decides to disrupt the reaction that is suffering, ruminating about pain, failure, the shame. If you do not accept suffering the reactive process will not end. Could last for a lifetime. If I accept what is , my pain, failure, failure, then the reaction mind will run on time.
not accept the reactivity, look for the control of what is uncontrollable, not having confidence in the mechanisms of body, the mind means to force me to suffering, deception, disappointment final.
"You see only what is observed, and we observe only that which already exists in the mind."
Alphonse Bertillon
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