I have been asked to speak at a conference this coming July. The essence of what I have been asked to do is help people learn how to shift their mind sets. I hope by now, if you have been following this blog, its clear that the problem is in the question. We come now to the depth of this work. The effort of shifting mind-sets, paradigms or problems, has been covered by literally thousands of modalities, theories and methods. They have all had some success for some people.
When we speak of innate health or wisdom, another way to say this is the basic mind-set is built in. That basic mind-set is love – and love is what we already are. The idea is to remember that – to realize that – not to employ methods to get what we already have. When we go outside to acquire peace of mind – we are essentially saying it is not part of my design – its outside my design so I have to do the things that will bring it to me. The obvious efforts to find peace through outside or material acquisition is clear – money doesn’t do it, substances won’t do it, fame won’t do it…etc. Its not because those things are or are not enjoyable – its because we are seeking what we already have.
The cosmic joke- the only thing standing in our way of noticing who we are – is habitual personal thinking…patterns and beliefs that obscure the obvious. Like George Pransky says about seeing a mirage – it’s a really good mirage. This week – let go – and then do it again and again – and see what shows up in its place that is already there – waiting.
