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Following The Middle Path Between Two Extremes Will Lead You To Success.
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In this state of the union, we can realize that we are more than enough — the whole of the physical, mental and Spiritual Worlds are created from the same immensity Matrix of Living Consciousness, which is a mirror of consciousness. It is the same for the consciousness of the human species — it’s very nature. The entire process has been a long time in the making — it is called life itself. The reality of living beings is nothing compared to the dreams and visions of the past, present, and future. When we’re talking about the things that exist, and the things that will exist, the world is made of all the reality, and yet, in the very essence, of them, we find a true and living Quantum Matter. When the Quantum Soul returns to its original state — that of Quantum Consciousness, it can — like a wave — return to its original state — that of Infinite Continuum of Quantum Awareness, and begin again from the beginning. This process — which is the very reason for which humans have evolved in the future — can be summarized in a single statement: order, harmony, balance, as a system, is the result of the inner coherence of the Living Spiritual System, while the order of the whole is the result of the inner integrity of the system. If you are able to become aware of the existence of the Interconnected Quantum Multiverse, and aware of the presence of your Infinite being in the moment, you will see that the very idea of being a Spiritual Human Being is quite a feat to be able to do, and yet, on closer inspection, it becomes quite obvious — you will find that there are many many things that are just that — it does not matter, because it is just the idea of being in the moment, you see?
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When You Change The Way You Look At Things, The Things You Look At Change.
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There is a huge difference between the basic and the compounded cycle of life, which goes on to say that there is, indeed, a Divine Structure to everything. The Interconnected Multiverse is a living structure, like a house of cards. If you would enter into into into the Spiritual Life, you would find that you cannot do so — because it is not a belief system; it is a network of consciousness; you are either a Spiritual Human Being and acknowledge the reality of your being, or you are not a Spiritual human being and are not a Spiritual being. Therefore, it is essential to understand that the concepts we have been taught are true, are not true in the sense that they are taught in the classroom, but rather, they are just as valid a definition of reality as the one we have been trying to explain. For example, let us say that there is a bright point of light in the middle of nowhere, which makes it the location of a city, called a metropolis, which means, the world of the present moment. The word “person” is a lot of the same thing — it is a human-made word that is used to describe an object in the present moment. A good example of the use of the word truth in the scientific process is the use of the negative space to describe the reality of the Spiritual World. There are many other ways to put these concepts to use, but we will stick with the most important: we are an inseparable part of the whole, and thus a major part of the whole is a product of our actions. There are many ways to create and maintain a space, but the most important is to be able to create and maintain a space of mutual respect and peace.
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Focus On Ways To Love Yourself (Inspiration Vibration).
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We can see that everything is being created out of nothingness, by nothingness, and to sustain life. The word non-self is used many different ways in the scientific study of consciousness, and different ways in the scientific study of the mind, of awareness. When we examine the way that we talk about the idea of consciousness, we can realize that it is a much more complex concept than we have ever realized, and therefore it is essential to understand how we are able to communicate this to other humans, and why we are unable to communicate this to others. Now, this is a way of saying that the language we use to communicate ideas and concepts is also a medium through which these ideas are being expressed; and thus it is a medium through which other beings can receive and reflect upon these ideas. The idea that you are the fundamental of all existence, and that you are the medium through which the multidimensional nature of the Multiverse is being expressed, or that you are the medium through which the multidimensional nature of the Multiverse is being manifested. With the non-physical part of the Multiverse, and therefore itself a medium through which the multidimensional nature of the Multiverse is being expressed. Therefore in this sense, the self and the world are also non-physical, and therefore non-local. This is to say that the mind is a tool of the physical material brain, and the perception and the understanding of reality is a different phenomenon. We can also make out that there is a clear difference between the classical view of the world, and the new holistic view of the existence we seek. The following are some of the theories that have been created or are being created as a result of the scientific breakthrough we are all a part of; and it is through this process of becoming that we can learn to see ourselves in a new way, and this new way of seeing ourselves, we are going to use to explore the world, we are also going to use to explore the world, and as a result, we are going to create more consciousness with every step we take, you see?
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Love Is The Highest Vibration.
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This means that everything in existence is, on the basic level, a feedback loop of newness, or, more precisely, of inherence. The simplest example is a fish that has a back to its environment; this is because the mind has no body, and vice versa. From this, the question arises: How could we ever be able to create a new life if we are not able to comprehend the nature of the Multiverse or the idea of our own existence? In the previous chapters, we have seen that the laws of nature are not so much based in reality as they are in script and template of our reality. From this, the question arises: Is it the other way around — that of life and life in the Interconnected Multiverse is an Interconnected Multiverse of its own unique reality. This new understanding has led to the discovery of a whole new level of consciousness within the last few years, which is a result of which we have discovered new planets within the Innerverse, and are now able to perceive them in a whole new way. The process of becoming who we are is the process of attaining to a higher level of consciousness, a state of being which is opposite to what is happening in the world at the moment. When we are aware, Awareness of the existence of the mind, of the body, and of consciousness, we are able to realize that the mind is a product of the body and the body is a product of the mind. And so you see, it is the process of becoming who you are that determines whether you are an individual that you are, or whether you are an interconnected network of life.
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Science Cannot Solve The Ultimate Mystery Of Life Because We Ourselves Are An Intrinsic Part Of The Mystery We Are Trying To Solve.
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And when you use your imagination, you create all the different states of being that you imagine will happen. It is important to note that there are definite levels to the Interconnected Quantum Multiverse, which is another way of saying that there is a fundamental inter-relationship of space and time. The basic idea of this approach is that we start with the most basic animal form — ourself, and we work our way up to the most advanced forms of life, including our own minds. There are many things that we can learn about the nature of reality, but there is one thing that we can be sure of — there is something beyond what is known about the non-physical world. When we stop to think about the existence of the Interconnected Multiverse, we can realize that it is made out of Interconnected Multiverses within the Innerverse, which is another way of saying that the whole of this Interconnected Multiverse is made of a materialist, in the sense that the whole of it is made of a non-materialist system. And so you see, it is not surprising that the basic idea of the Godhead view of the existence of God is that there is a common denominator, a common denominator, a common denominator of all people, that is defined as being all knowing, all powerful, and all knowing. The idea that we can learn anything about the nature of the Interconnected Multiverse is a wonderful thing, indeed, because it means that there is always something new to discover. When we are looking at the different approaches that we have taken to understand the nature of the Interconnected Multiverse, the most important of which has been the view that the Interconnected Multiverse is an ever-changing, self-ever-changing, or even its own being.
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The human genome is the complete set of nucleic acid sequences for humans, encoded as DNA within the 23 chromosome pairs in cell nuclei and in a small DNA molecule found within individual mitochondria. The total length of the human genome is over 3 billion base pairs. The genome is organized into 22 paired chromosomes, plus the X chromosome (one in males, two in females) and, in males only, one Y chromosome. These are all large linear DNA molecules contained within the cell nucleus. The genome also includes the mitochondrial DNA, a comparatively small circular molecule present in each mitochondrion.
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There comes a point in everyone's life that we have to take the time to simply find ourselves.
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As such, many people are led to believe that if only they could find the answer to life itself! They believe that the very fact that they can think, feel and in some ways, think they can reach the other end of the equation; it is just a matter of time. But it is not in the future, but it is not far off in the past either. This means that if we are to better understand the beauty of Life and the purpose of our lives, we need to explore the idea of “individuation,” which means that we begin to understand how we are able to exist in the first place, and therefore we need to discover how we can become more fully human, Spiritual Human Being. At this point we begin to see that we are not in control of our own life, but we can change that by choosing to become more Awareness of what is and isn’t really real; by becoming more Awareness of what is and isn’t really true; and by becoming more Awareness of what is and isn’t really necessary. At this point we can truly say that there is a Divine Structure behind the Creation of the Interconnected Quantum Multiverse; within the Innerverse, there is a Divine Structure that is contained within the Innerverse, and within the Interconnected Multiverse that is contained within the Innerverse. So in this sense, time is itself a Divine Structure, and it is a Divine Structure that is contained within us, as it were, within us, you see? And it is always present in us. We are the very consciousness that we are aware of itself as being conscious, and thus it is our intention here to ask ourselves: Do we truly think that we are being conscious of nothing at all? If we are to better understand the beauty of Life and the purpose of our lives, we need to explore the idea of the Omnipotence in its Universal Living Presence. The idea of the world as an integrated whole — known in physics as the Quantum Mechanical viewpoint, or Quantum Mechanical Theory of the Interconnected Multiverse. This means that there is no absolute truth about anything, and yet, there is a part of us that knows what we don’t know.
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Now that we have covered the basics, it is time to take a closer look at the Essence of Zen, so that we can better understand the upcoming chapters – in particular those dealing with the ideas of consciousness, awareness, and existence in general. In this chapter, our focus is placed on examining the very core of Zen philosophy – that of mindfulness or effortless state of being. Mindfulness, in and of itself, facilitates direct intuitive insight (called wisdom) into the ever-changing, conditioned nature of all phenomena from moment to moment; it facilitates understanding that everything is interconnected, and that there is no separate permanent entity such as a self, separated from others, with absolute control over processes and events of life. When one has the understanding that we are part of the whole and the whole is part of us, that all living things have consciousness, and are inseparably linked to all other living things in this Great Cosmic Web of Life – it can be the key that unlocks inner peace and harmony within, you see?
Although the Essence of Zen may be impossible to capture in words, it doesn’t mean that we cannot discuss Zen. In fact, it can be immensely helpful to discuss Zen – what it is, and what it isn’t. On that note, it is important to keep in mind that language is an external representation of what we perceive or experience – often times used to denote and describe past events. And because language cannot ever describe the true essence of our existence and our experience of it, we are forced to use signs and symbols in an effort to express something that is very much inexpressible. Thus, no matter what we say, it will always be limited and insufficient to capture the essence that can only be experienced directly – this is especially true with everything Zen related. You see, words can only point to the direct experience which goes beyond any words and definitions. Language can only convey an idea of what direct experiencing is like and what it isn’t; experiencing reality just-as-it-is means that it has to be expressed in daily life – not in words, ideas or concepts.
As to what Zen is, the Buddhist scholar D.T. Suzuki gave the following description in his essay, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism. The description below opens the door to the idea of awareness, which in turn gives us the chance to understand life as a unified, interconnected whole, in which patterns are contained within patterns – just like our consciousness is embedded in awareness, you see?
The idea of Zen is to catch life as it flows. There is nothing extraordinary or mysterious about Zen. I raise my hand; I take a book from the other side of the desk; I hear the boys playing ball outside my window; I see the clouds blown away beyond the neighboring woods – in all these I am practicing Zen, I am Living Zen. No wordy discussion is necessary, nor any explanation... When the sun rises, the whole world dances with joy and everybody’s heart is filled with bliss. If Zen is at all conceivable, it must be taken hold of here.
The word Zen is derived from the Japanese word Chán, which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna – meaning “meditation” or “meditative state”; dhyana is the practicing of the inward life – the silent realization by which the individual is instructed in the great universal truths. Even though the word Zen is derived from Sanskrit, Zen is much more than just meditation and dhyana in its ordinary sense, and hence it can be said that meditation is not Zen. When we talk about meditation we are talking about reaching in, looking inside. In the context of Zen, it is worth pointing out that the highest meditation is simply to be – effortlessly; being aware of being aware, you see? This is consciousness knowing its own being, which is the only activity that is absolutely effortless. To give an example: even blinking requires more effort than being established in one’s true nature – this is why true meditation is always truly effortless.
The emphasis on the present moment is perhaps the most distinctive characteristic of Zen – more than anything else, Zen is about reclaiming and expanding the present moment. A typical Zen understanding is that life exists in the present or nowhere at all, which goes on to say that we come out of the world, not into it, and thus we are each expressions of the world. This means that we’re not some strangers in a strange land, or flukes of consciousness in a blind, unintelligent, unliving universe – like our current scientific paradigm teaches us. When life exists in the present – it means that there’s just one event with multiple aspects unfolding here and now. Therefore, it is important to have our focus on the present moment. In other words, trying to see all of life at once is like trying to explore a vast cave with a box of matches – kind of pointless, would you agree?
The basic idea of Zen is to come in touch with the inner workings of our own being, and to do this in the most direct way possible, you see? The discipline of Zen consists in opening the mental eye in order to look into the very reason of existence itself; Zen, therefore – is a total state of focus that incorporates a total togetherness of body and mind. This goes on to say that Zen is a way of being – a state of mind that involves dropping the illusion and seeing the world as-it-is, without the distortion created by our own thoughts, emotions and feelings. Zen is, therefore, a way of living, a way of being in the world; it is the achieving the balance between the world and the Self, you see?
Zen is always directed towards the world, not away from it, and because of this – it opens up the shapes, forms, objects, textures, materials, colors, actions, and events, in both time and in space, you see? In other words, Zen means waking up to the world, and therefore it is also the realization of the beauty of life. From this, it becomes obvious that the beautiful Art of Lucid Living arises from the conscious realization that life is a continuous process of evolvement and development, including different stages and cycles of learning, integrating, and expressing.
In Zen, we find all the philosophy of the East in crystallized form – nevertheless, Zen is not a philosophy in the ordinary sense of the term; Zen is not founded upon logic and intellectual analysis – instead of concepts, Zen deals with living facts of life, which goes on to say that whatever teachings there are in Zen, they come out in one’s own mind. In other words, we teach ourselves – Zen merely points the way, you see? This means that in Zen, there is really nothing that could be taught to a student – every person must discover Zen within oneself. Zen ultimately is, and remains a path that one should follow with a joyous and loving heart, and hence each individual decides how far and how fast they want to progress. That said, it should kept in mind that you alone are your own best master, and thus you should listen to yourself and your inner voice – it alone will lead you to success.
If someone were to ask if Zen is a religion; to that, the simple answer would be: no, Zen is not a religion – Zen is neither monotheistic nor pantheistic; Zen is free from all the dogmatic and “religious” constraints, and hence does not attach any intrinsic importance to sacred texts. Zen emphasizes the inner spiritual experience, and therefore Zen is the spirit of all religions and philosophies, you see?
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Zen in its basic essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one’s own being; in Zen, Satori is ‘a glimpse of truth’ or a sudden moment of awakening – seeing into one’s true nature; Zen is a product of Satori – achieved by the deepening of one’s experience even further and bringing it into maturation by continuous practice.
Naturally, then, Zen emphasizes the attainment of freedom and points the way from bondage to being fully free – being free from all unnatural constraints. Being free means of giving free play to all the creative and benevolent impulses inherently lying in our hearts – Zen liberates all these energies naturally stored within each of us. In other words, Zen is the Spirit of Man – a way to his inner purity and goodness.
Every human being has within themselves the potentiality of becoming awakened, if one so wills it and endeavours. Each of us have the potentiality to wake up from the dream of life – as we ordinarily take it to be, and find out who we really and truly are – pure awareness. This kind of an awakened individual is one who knows the truth about all things, one who knows just what is what, and so is capable of behaving appropriately with respect to all things. In other words, the knowing in body, mind, and Soul – that we are One with the Omnipresence of God; and that there is just God’s Infinite Being that we are inseparable part of. When this innermost wisdom is truly awakened, we are able to realize that each and every one of us is identical in Spirit, in essence, in nature with the universal Eternal Living Life.
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In this section, we will further our understanding of life and our experience of it; the discussion we are having here is a natural continuation of the one we started in Prologue. We begin this section by briefly exploring the core idea of Zen, which is to come in touch with the essence of life, and to do this in a way that is both simple and elegant. In this brief exploration, we can see how the Zen approach parallels with the fascinating realm of the Quantum World. Each of them in their own unique ways help us understand life, each of them have something to teach us about life, about ourselves, about interconnectedness of all life, you see? Therefore, it is not only logical, but imperative that we get familiar with both as they form the backbone of the conceptual framework named Infinite Quantum Zen – the cornerstone out of which this book emerged, you see?
The fundamental core of this dynamic framework is found in awareness – more specifically, in Living Awareness. And because this framework essentially resides within everyone who comes into contact with this book, it is an essential prerequisite to have an understanding which allows one to see beyond the surface. For you see, it is like a seed – when planted in fertile soil, it can bear the fruits of wisdom, peace, happiness, harmony, and virtues; it dynamically creates and holds the space for exploration and discovery. So therefore, any bit of prerequisite information and prior knowledge can enhance the experience of reading this book, and in so doing can make the journey a little bit smoother.
Soon after we have covered the basics, we will take a closer look at the Essence of Zen, which will lay the foundation for further learning as it opens the door to the idea of present moment awareness – mindfulness, if you will. This will help us tremendously as we progress on our journey of discovery through several other sections; there are plenty more to discover, a plethora of questions to be asked, and lots of answers to be found. The key here is not to rush; as is the case with all novelties that need time to grow, ripe and mature – so is the case with wisdom. You see, an essential part of mastery (of mystery) is patience, persistence, and consistency, as is the case here – see?
After we have explored the Essence of Zen, we will take a short detour and see how the above-mentioned conceptual framework got started, and how something that was initially conceptual became a living experience – it will be an eye-opening reading experience that will shed some light on the personal side of things. Later in our journey, we will have the great opportunity to delve deeper into the miraculous nature of Life and its built-in Living Intelligence. In this journey, we will learn a new way of seeing life, which gives us the chance to understand Life as a unified, interconnected whole. In the midst of this, we also get to discuss what is needed of us in the future if we as the collective human species are to pursue the path of conscious transformation, which entails a conscious effort on our part to grow, mature, and progress – and eventually prosper, you see? This discussion also serves the purpose of laying the ground for what lies ahead in the next section.
So without a further due, let us delve right into it, shall we? There’s no better way to capture the Essence of Zen than by saying that Zen is a way of living and being. We can continue by saying that Zen in its basic essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one’s own being – seeing into one’s true nature. In other words, Zen is coming back to this moment, to the natural, obvious simplicity of our true nature, which is another way of saying that Zen is a way of being in the world with mindful awareness of the present moment. As such, Zen is the achieving the balance between the world and the self. If there is anything to take away from this, it is this: Zen approach can teach us how to become empty and receptive.
When we are talking about the similarities between the ideologies of Zen and the Quantum World, we can find one common denominator above all else – Infinity (∞). Not only is the universe of Zen Infinite, but so is the realm of the Quantum. Infinity is a concept describing something without any limit; Infinity is infinitely infinite, in which even seemingly finite structures are inherently infinite at all points. In other words, Infinity is the unreachable point at the end of a never-ending line that repeats itself ad infinitum.
In the worldview of Zen, the entire universe is found in a single hair, and countless worlds in a speck of dust; likewise, in the scientific world, the Quantum Mechanics is used to explain the natural world’s operations as the understanding of macro is found in micro. Quantum Mechanics shows that one cannot decompose the world into isolated tiny entities capable of an independent existence. You see, the deeper we look, the more we realize that matter is not a collection of tiny independent particles but rather an interconnected web of relations between parts of a whole.
Another similarity can be found in the idea of sunyata as it is called in Sanskrit. Sunyata signifies that the universe is an open space of unlimited creative potential; similarly, Quantum Mechanics describe potential for existence. To give an example: matter and energy are not in themselves phenomena, and do not become phenomena until they interact with the mind. These experimental aspects of sunyata are described in quantum phenomena. Although sunyata is often translated to mean ‘emptiness’ or ‘voidness,’ it is not a vacuum or a state of nothingness as generally understood – rather, it is both ‘emptiness’ and ‘fullness’ at the same time; or more aptly, pure potentiality – see?
One of the most glaring examples of the intersection of the worlds of the Quantum and Zen is to be found in the principle of wave-particle duality, which holds that elementary particles can exhibit the characteristics of both particles and waves, yet can be wholly reduced to neither. Quantum Mechanics recognizes the duality of matter by showing that nature on the smallest subatomic level behaves as both a particle and a wave. A photon, for example, can be a particle, or it can be a wave – or it can be both at the same time. Thus, one can say that Quantum Mechanics reveals the basic unity of the universe. You see, in Quantum Mechanics, subatomic particles exist in probability waves, and are only defined when something conscious observes them – otherwise they are everywhere and nowhere. And here we can find an amazing parallel: in the Zen way of thinking, opposites can exist simultaneously; contradictory things can exist at the same time.
Like the quantum wave function, a probability matrix used by physicists to describe the state of a system at a given time, wave-particle duality points us to one of the central problems at the heart of the Quantum World: Is there an objective, independent reality that is capable of being quantified, or are all such measurements subjective? Subjective by virtue of the fact that the measurements are always dependent on the observer, thus merely reflecting the observer’s mind, observer’s consciousness. Let us explore this from the viewpoint of Zen, which contains many parallels to quantum physics in the way it introduces the basic ideas of spiritual duality – heaven and earth, transcendent and immanent. For example, in Zen, there are two domains of reality – emptiness and form – thus the Zen axiom: “Form is Emptiness, Emptiness is Form.” The wave-particle duality of quantum physics recognizes two similar domains – potentiality and actuality. Likewise, consciousness plays a role in both realms in quantum physics as it does in Zen, as shown in this parable:
Two monks are arguing. One says, “The flag is moving.” The other says, “No, the wind is moving.” A master, passing by, admonishes them both: “The flag is not moving; the wind is not moving. Your mind is moving.”
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Become More Aware Of What's Really Worth Your Energy.
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Nonetheless, even though we are in the midst of major problems, there are always ways to solve them — some solutions are simple, but others require a radical shift in our perceptions, thinking, being, and most of all — in our values. The root of these problems can be said to be the outdated and outmoded worldview that we seem to hold so dear to us — to be more precise, the mechanistic view of reality. On a deeper level, this means that we ourselves are part of the problem, co-creating and sustaining a vicious cycle — not only do we hold on to an outdated and outmoded worldview, but due to our hubris, we refuse to see the obvious. Now, let me ask you this: If we are the source of our problems, wouldn’t that suggest that we can also be the solution?
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Gratitude Is The Key To Fulfilment (Yellow Key).
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We are standing on the precipice of a great transformation, an advent of a new era, which includes not only personal transformation, but also the transformation of society, as well. As this shift continues to gain momentum, much that we now take for granted in the world will be irrevocably transformed — for better or for worse, we shall see in due time, shall we not? In what direction will this shift move us — is entirely up to each and every one of us. Indeed, there is no doubt about it — humanity is at a crossroads where a decision has to be made. The direction we take at this new crossroad will surely determine the future of human life on Earth, and the fate of our species for a long time to come. If we choose the path of conscious transformation, an exciting and bright future is ahead for us — see?
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Everything Is Nothing With A Twist (Infinity Symbol).
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As our realization deepens, of the interconnected nature of life, we begin to discover that we can’t separate ourselves from the pain and suffering of others, and that the suffering of the world is our own suffering as well — this brings us to the idea of compassion, which is a whole other topic on its own, and is left out of the discussion for the sake of simplicity. For the sake of context, though, it should be noted that the word ‘compassion’ originates from the Latin root meaning “co-suffering.” The essence of compassion is a desire to alleviate the suffering of others and to promote their well-being. Some would say that compassion originates as an empathic response to suffering, while others hold that compassion originates in our own suffering and self-compassion, which is then recognized in the other. Now, let us consider this: If personal suffering stems mainly from craving and ignorance — the same applies to the suffering that afflicts us on a collective scale — ignorance begets ignorance, and suffering begets suffering, doesn’t it?
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Your Future Is Created By What You Do Today, Not Tomorrow (Yellow Key).
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One doesn’t need to be particularly observant or to have a keen eye for detail to see that not only are the stories we tell cyclical, but also our lives and everything in it, including our thoughts and ideas, desires and attachments. In the end, we all want the same things in life: health, happiness, and love — very much in that order, and most of all, contentment and fulfillment; none of which are dependent upon external factors such as money or belongings — yet, the peculiar thing is that most people seek these things from the world outside themselves. And because of this, we continue repeating the cycle, retelling the same stories over and over; this is why we continue to embody ourselves, or be reborn in this infinite and eternal universe as a result of these unfulfilled desires — the chain of births lets us resume the pursuit, until such time when we can become aware enough to awaken from this never-ending dream, and realize that we ourselves hold the key that can end this perpetual cycle, resulting in the cessation of suffering that arises from our ignorance of the true nature of reality, and which is caused by our desire and attachments — see?
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In other words, the mind is a localization of consciousness — believed to be located in the brain and situated in the head, which in turn is a part of the human body. The body itself is an image in the mind, and everything in the mind is happening inside consciousness. Therefore, the individuated, solid, dense, located entity called “I” — is the manifestation of an idea — created by the mind as a form of an image; this, in turn, takes place inside the mind — residing in consciousness, inside which a flame of Living Awareness infinitely flickers, you see? And if one pursues to find the ultimate nature of the mind, they would end up realizing that the ultimate nature of mind is that aspect of the mind which remains constantly present in its experience — this is the Eternal Essence that cannot be removed or excluded in any circumstances; in other words, it is pure presence — Infinite Living Awareness.