It's really time to get out our minds so much, and start to FEEL more. Because reality is felt. True understanding comes from the heart level, not the level of mind. Mind, in many ways, is the biggest obstacle towards true enlightenment.
It's great to have much mental knowledge and information. It's great to study spiritual theory. And I see many folks here with brilliant intellects and great information. But, somehow I get the feeling that, most don't actually FEEL the reality of what they're saying. It exists more as mental concept, an observation, something they understand intellectually, something they see in their minds eye, more than feel with their heart chakra.
There are even some here who say emotions are bad, and you shouldn't be emotional. There are some here who seem to care more about mental logic, than about heart feeling. And well...I wouldn't want to see these guys try to sing or dance lol Singing and dancing is all about feeling and emotion. The world of artistry is all about emotion. Artistry is self expression...self expression, comes from emotion. E-motion, ENERGY IN MOTION. Without feeling, you block off your energy flow, you block your rhythm, you block off your expression of yourself, because WE ARE EMOTIONAL BEINGS. We are heart, not mind.
Mind puts you into a mode where you are always thinking and analyzing. Your mind chatters away with this thought and that thought. It takes you out experiencing the present moment. It takes you out of FEELING right here and now. We have to learn to silence that chatterbox called mind, and be present, moment to moment. It's very much like what Eckhart Tolle says, and he's very right. Because reality, is an emotional experience to be felt. Not a mental concept to observe.
Obviously there is a place for mind. It's a tool to be used when needed. It was meant to be the servant of our heart and soul. But what we have done, is we have made the mind the MASTER instead of the servant. We've become so mind oriented, we have so let the mind take control over this experience we are having called life....that it's no wonder why we've created such a mess for ourselves!
Because spirituality and enlightenment is mainly of the heart. It is mainly a state of feeling and a state of being. LOVE and UNITY is a heart feeling. We can understand intellectually that, oh love and oneness, oh yes! But until we experience it as a heart feeling, deep in our core, we can't KNOW it and LIVE it, in our day to day experience. We can intellectually understand everything about enlightenment. But we can't truly BE enlightened until we experience it as a feeling in our heart.
Everything is about feeling. Life is an emotional journey towards enlightenment, towards our return to unity with God! Mind is just a tool to be used along the way to get us there. It should not take the lead, or we will never get there.
And I'm preaching to myself here too, because even though I'm emotional by nature, I can be as intellectual as the best of them. Even though I feel deeply, I still have many moments when my mind has the wheel, and I get lost in it. There are times when things exists more as a mental concept than as a feeling. But the more I grow, the less that happens, and I really feel information that comes to me, from the heart level.
I've been that way all my life, most information goes through my heart first, then up to my head. And because of that, I feel, in fact I know, that I have a very deep core level understanding of many things. Because TRUE understanding comes from the heart level, TRUE enlightenment comes as a feeling inside your being, because TRUE reality is an emotional experience to be felt, not a mental concept to observe!
Thank you all, and may God bless each and every one of you!
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No that's not what I'm about, I explained clearly, that I understand there is a place for mind, logic is important too, intellectual development is important too. I made that crystal clear. I don't know why you and many people on this site, refuse to read and try to understand where other people are coming from....honestly.
I'm not biased against thinking. You are biased against feelings. "Oh it's just fucking feelings, with feelings we have all senseless evil around" I understand that people feel hatred, and I understand that emotions can be underdeveloped, just like intellectual, spiritual, and physical development. And like I said, emotional development always goes hand in hand with spiritual development, because both are intricately connected.
I will make my point clear again, you read this this time so you can understand. True reality is not a mental concept to observe, or deduce, or analyze. True reality is an experience to be felt and lived. True reality is about feeling the reality around you. That's part of being in the moment, that's part of presence. And you can't truly be enlightened, or have deep heart level realization of things, unless you can feel it.
Many people understand intellectually that love is everything, and we are all one. But to be enlightened, truly, is not about just intellectually grasping it. To truly be enlightened, one must FEEL it, at a deep core level. One must have a true deep heart level REALIZATION of that reality. And that only comes from feeling. Mind in many ways BLOCKS that feeling as you become mind centered, and can't really feel much of the reality around you or within you. I know that's true, because I have a true heart level realization of it. It can't not be true, because once you have a true heart level realization of something...it becomes so real, and so crystal clear, that there is no denying it. You know it. And I don't have a true heart level realization of everything, of course not...but I'm getting there lol And I know how to get there. And I know you know this deep down, so why do you continue to try and logically argue against it.
Let me tell ya,man~I am feeling........................................
I don't feel that desire is the root of all suffering, that idea is fundamentally flawed. Desire is the root of everything, so of course it's going to be the root of suffering, but desire itself doesn't lead to suffering. Resisting what is...not accepting the now, the present moment...is the root of all suffering. And I don't believe that releasing all desires is the only way to be enlightened. I think that is the great flaw in the Buddhist tradition, and every religion has some fundamental flaw in their belief system. Buddhism is no exception.
I also don't believe that a suicide bomber "feels" like he's serving God. He THINKS he's serving God. His mind tells him that. But if he had a real connection to his heart knowing, he would know....no, this is not what God wants me to do lol But he's too stuck in mind, not enough connection to heart...so he does it. If he had a real connection to heart, he would never do that.
And I again disagree, Christians used to THINK that if you worshiped other religions, you were a heathen and would burn in the fires of hell. That was mind telling them that. But again, if they were actually in tune with their intuitive knowing...they would knooww that nooo...that's not the case! So far everything you've said is the complete opposite, buddy.
And I agree, clearly there is a place for mind, there is a place for logic, there is a place for reasoning. It's part of evolution. Intellectual development is important too. But without development of the HEART, and your emotions, and your intuitive knowing....you will end up like the Grays. Very smart, very intelligent, very logical and calculating...with basically no sense of empathy, no compassion, no love, no emotions, they are like robots. I don't want to be a robot. And I mean...I wouldn't want to see these Grays dance...lol
And none of this even touches upon the truth that to master any skill, any talent, any ability, any form of expression...you have to come from a place of no mind, and only feeling and doing. We haven't even discussed that huge truth.
Great post. I agree with you 100%.
Hi john ,thanks for sharing your views.
Another angular view upon what I think you are saying, might be that the analytical mind is surely a tool and this tool must be balanced with all other aspects of our being.
And in this realm(world), a relative few over time, have decided to condition as many people as possible through all the various means at their disposal, to focus on the tool of the mind, which places most people in the age, old survival mode thinking.
And from my experience, the mind and its tendency towards fear modes, needs balance with what is being referred to here as heart thinking.
Then this heart connection which is more connected with our true self, that which is immortal and has no fear of death, since death doesn't exist. This aspect of our self can then say to our mind, look at your world and seek out your truth no matter how disturbing it may be, leave no stone unturned.
As we know, many in the world, do many things to run as far away from that as possible, which is fine, it's their choice.
Though from my direct experience, once this balance is achieved, then our self empowerment raises to higher levels, for then we have very little fear to look at anything from all perspectives and gain greater knowledge and wisdom.
Then unconditional love, day by day by day, becomes a greater part of who we are.
I no longer see a separation of myself and other seeming human beings, which is an expression of my being of what is being said here, the heart connection with true self. Though it is apparent, not all around us are at that stage yet.
And it must be said, that not everything one sees in this realm is a mirror of our self at that particular now moment and yet we are all still one.
It is the principles of resonance that could explain that and ripples in a pond.
Some around us will not be resonating to our tune or frequency as I'm sure most can see as self evident in this realm, and so our frequency will eventually change others resonance, or they will move away or stop associating with us to continue the experience or song that resonates to them, which is perfect and part of the design.
peace love light
Are you talking to me? lol Well if you are, I thank you Marianinia. And I'm a babe at this too, I'm not some great enlightened anybody, I am still feeling my way to enlightenment lol But at least I know where I want to go, and know how to get there. So, it should be pretty smooth sailing from here. And I'm sure it will be for you too, we are all very close...we are almost there! Just a little more and we're home!
Well right. And you will always feel, when something is not true. And that's something I do very well. I can always tell if someone is lying to me, or if something I read isn't true. It helps to be a cancer lol We cancers are very intuitive and emotional, we are a water sign, we let it flow lol And I agree that both logic and intuition go hand in hand in the search of truth...but...I still feel, in fact I know...that logic is secondary.
Again mind is a tool to be used. And what I was talking about is more about enlightenment and spirituality. Which is not really a mind concept at all. You can understand what it is, intellectually, but you can't really BE spiritual or BE enlightened, unless it comes as a feeling. It's part of development.
Intellectual development of mind is important. Physical development of body is important. Emotional development of feeling is important. And spiritual development of soul is important. And the latter two go hand in hand, you can't really develop spiritually or emotionally, without the development of the other.
let him go about his path. his statments are simply his truth and he wishes all to follow his truth, no matter what you present he will consistantly say heart is better because this is his attachment and belief. his belief is also a clear statment of where many who claim to be enlightened will tell you how to think act and feel. he is enlightnened because he "knows" he is, just like those who burned witches at the stake "knew" they were right because they felt the power of god. feeling is just another part of living on this rock and should be used equally, which i know you understand. but those who do not and will not even try to understand because of their attachments must be left to find their own way. everyone knows that heart can be decieved just as easily as mind and body. by integrating all these at once we can weigh what feels right against what we know is true against what we experience and therefore come to an unbiased truth because it was brought about by unsing ALL aspects of being rather than just heart or just mind
See this right here is a perfect example, of how logic and mind can throw you out of tune with truth lol
and you are a perfect example of EGO in action judging and separating those who believe what YOU believe from those who do not. please do not attempt to alter my freewill with your insistance that your path is the only path
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