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Positive Mind
THE POWER TO
CHOOSE
What about all those
people who, it seems
actually want to
suffer?
I have a friend
whose partner is
physically abusive
toward her, and her
previous
relationship was of
a similar kind. Why
does she choose such
men, and why is she
refusing to get out
of that situation
now?
Why do so many
people actually
choose pain?
I know that the word
choose is a favorite
New Age term, but it
isn’t entirely
accurate in this
context. It is
misleading to say
that somebody
“chose” a
dysfunctional
relationship or any
other negative
situation in his or
her life. Choice
implies
consciousness – a
high degree of
consciousness.
Without it, you have
no choice. Choice
begins the moment
that you dis-identify
from the mind and
its conditioned
patterns, the moment
you become present.
Until you reach that
point, you are
unconscious,
spiritually
speaking. This means
that you are
compelled to think,
feel, and act in
certain ways
according to the
conditioning of your
mind. That is why
Jesus said: “Forgive
them, for they know
not what they do.”
This is not related
to intelligence, in
the conventional
sense of the word. I
have met many highly
intelligent and
educated people who
were also completely
unconscious, which
is to say completely
identified with
their mind. In fact,
if mental
development and
increased knowledge
are not
counterbalanced by a
corresponding growth
in consciousness,
the potential for
unhappiness and
disaster is very
great.
Your friend is stuck
in a relationship
with an abusive
partner, and not for
the first time. Why?
No choice. The mind,
conditioned as it is
by the past, always
seeks to re-create
what it knows and is
familiar with. Even
if it is painful, at
least it is
familiar. The mind
always adheres to
the known. The
unknown is dangerous
because it has no
control over it.
That’s why the mind
dislikes and ignores
the present moment.
Present-moment
awareness creates a
gap not only in the
stream of mind but
also in the
past-future
continuum. Nothing
truly new and
creative can come
into this world
except through that
gap, that clear
space of infinite
possibility.
So your friend,
being identified
with her mind, may
be recreating a
pattern learned in
the past in which
intimacy and abuse
are inseparably
linked.
Alternatively, she
may be acting out of
a mind pattern
learned in early
childhood according
to which she is
unworthy and
deserves to be
punished. It is
possible; too, that
she lives a large
part of her life
through the
pain-body, which
always seeks more
pain on which to
feed. Her partner
has his own
unconscious
patterns, which
complement hers. Of
course her situation
is self-created, but
who or what is the
self that is doing
the creating? A
mental-emotional
pattern from the
past, no more.
Why make a self out
of it? If you tell
her that she has
chosen her condition
or situation, you
are reinforcing her
state of mind
identification. But
is her mind pattern
who she is? Is it
her self? Is her
true identity
derived from the
past? Show your
friend how to be the
observing presence
behind her thoughts
and her emotions.
Tell her about the
pain-body and how to
free herself from
it. Teach her the
art of inner-body
awareness.
Demonstrate to her
the meaning of
presence. As soon as
she is able to
access the power of
the Now, and thereby
break through her
conditioned past,
she will have a
choice.
Nobody chooses
dysfunction,
conflict, pain.
Nobody chooses
insanity. They
happen because there
is not enough
presence in you to
dissolve the past,
not enough light to
dispel the darkness.
You are not fully
here. You have not
quite woken up yet.
In the meantime, the
conditioned mind is
running your life.
Similarly, if you
are one of the many
people who have an
issue with their
parents, if you
still harbor
resentment about
something that they
did nor did not do,
then you still
believe that they
had a choice – that
they could have
acted differently.
It always looks as
if people had a
choice, but that is
an illusion. As long
as your mind with
its conditioned
patterns runs your
life, as long as you
are your mind, what
choice do you have?
None. You are not
even there. The
mind-identified
state is severely
dysfunctional. It is
a form of insanity.
Almost everyone is
suffering from this
illness in varying
degrees. The moment
you realize this,
there can be no more
resentment. How can
you resent someone’s
illness? The only
appropriate response
is
compassion.-Eckhart
Tolle
The beauty of
this process
Diksha=Oneness
Blessing is a
transfer of Divine
energy which helps
us to disidentify
from conflict and
suffering, taking us
to states of inner
peace, joy,
happiness and
Oneness
Diksha energy is
universal & useful
in all spiritual
traditions.
It enhances our
ability to connect
from the Heart with
the Divine & with
all of the people
that we love.
Many report that
after receiving
Diksha = Oneness
Blessing they
experience healing
on all levels, as
well as powerful and
ongoing spiritual
awakening. Most
people are seeking
harmony and joy. We
have discovered that
it is possible for
everybody to live in
that state of inner
freedom, even
permanently.
Oneness Blessing
initiates a process
of awakening the
Divine Presence
within you; taking
you towards Oneness,
and enabling you to
see the reality of
what you are in
every moment. Also
healing your body,
your relationships,
and recognizing the
divinity in the
experience of the
present moment….
Conscious awakening
is the ability to
see reality as it
is, without the
layers of
interference and
interpretation
imposed by the mind.
It is a simple
neurobiological
event, and can
happen
instantaneously.
Conscious awakening
is peeling off the
layers of
interpretation from
any given event. To
the enlightened
person, life becomes
very ordinary. You
walk, and you are
walking. You eat,
and you are eating.
Enlightenment is not
about having
extraordinary
experiences so much
as recognizing that
each ordinary moment
is extraordinary in
itself.
Before, there were a
thousand
interpretations in
the mind for
everything you
experienced. Now,
there is only the
experience.
In this Divine state
you consciously
experience your
divine self and
become one with God.
This can be
experienced as a
great explosion of
love or joy, which
is much more
profound than any
worldly pleasure.
When someone reaches
this state of being,
this connection with
God, the Divine, the
Absolute, they will
surely have achieved
the ultimate that
being on this earth
can offer.
You, your freedom
and your liberation
is what is most
important to me.
Experiences: These are experiences from a few people who have received Diksha/Oneness Blessing:
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I liked the dynamic of the session very much because it made me relax and gave me much peace and serenity. It was a great experience especially in that we lived it together as co-workers and we also learned about the source of the physical pain that each of us are suffering from in our bodies. I sure hope that they will offer us more courses and dynamics like this one.
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It was a very beautiful experience as I really enjoyed a deep peace and tranquility for a moment. And above all, I especially enjoyed the experience of communicating with my co-workers from other departments and learning together about the behavior of the body, mind and the energy. My personal experience was amazing as I actually felt a deep serenity which I had been missing in my life and so desperately needed. I also saw the colors of the chakras which were mentioned and had visions of other scenic places that I did not know but I sure enjoyed! I’m so grateful for those hours of attention. Thank you
