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What is Mind?

Posted on Aug 17th, 2006 by mita : Awake-catalyst mita
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Very interesting posts in The Students of Mind Pod at zaadz . Here is mine.

There are many ways of looking at this question as the above posts reveal. Purely from physical and human perspective mind is often equated with brain - the apparatus. But if we observe our thoughts…many things land in our consciousness or brain at random without conscious thinking on our part.

Brain seem to be in many ways a receiver/transmitter of thoughts (stream of consciousness)  much like a radio captures radio-waves and transmitts them in different bands/channels. Brain is also capable of functioning at different level. Here comes different levels of mind and consciousness and perception. All questions can be answered at diffrent levels of perception.

Brain also functions like a computer in storing memories (like hardware) or creating reality images according to habitual perception/beliefs/attitudes/expectations (work like software) from the pure unified field of energy or mind-matter.

In exploring what is Mind holistically…if we probe deeply we naturally need to move from outside-physical to more inward non-physical and finally unified Consciousness-Energy realms. In energy realms at the level of quantum physics there is no inner and outer, the separation between observer and observation fades….all is part of unified  universal quantum field. The whole human body and not just brain is part of this unified field.

A greater perception of human -mind is the entire bio-energy or electromagnetic field that surrounds our body..our aura. Our skin is a very sensitive sensor of energy..we get vibes of a place, person or event in distant place or time all the time. We just are not conscious of them. Our phsychic, clairvoyant, telepathic, intutive abilities also come from being immersed in this unified field.  When we talk about spirit-mind-body connection or alignment or developing intuition along with rational we are trying to create a unified mind that can connect with unified field to consciously evolve our mind-body to its fullest potential. Journey to mind is a fascinating adventure to self-discovery.

Find more on this question here
“All things are preceded by the mind, led by the mind, created by the mind.” - Buddha



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Radical Mindfulness Shifting the Present Colonnial Money Paradigm

Posted on Aug 4th, 2006 by mita : Awake-catalyst mita
Sunflower-blue
Here is why the current debt-based usury-based Tyrannosaurus-Rex like money paradigm that is no longer working ..must change.

Imagine their is just one root problem in the world focusing on which will make you come to a possibility that addresses all the symptoms like corporate greed, overpopulation, mass poverty, inequality, trashing of human life, human-trafficking, pollution and destruction of habitat, small farmers and farmland, natural diversity, hunger, infant and children mortality, disease, global warming, war, terrorism….on and on.

Are you willing to devote one day or couple of days to really understand it…a view of a non-expert but a practical philosopher who happens to think deeply about life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Here is your chance…provided your mind is already not full with conventional wisdom, intellectual arguments or polarized dual thinking. It does require whole heart-brain approach and a love of life.


See Life precedes pursuit of liberty and happiness. Life is a profoundly rich, beautiful web of interconnecting relationships and energy at many levels… biological, ecological, physical, mental and spiritual all working in balance and harmony…our body naturally maintains it. In our mind we are polarized and divided. Yet we humans are spending all our lives in pursuit of money than pursuit of precious LIFE…running or progressing backwards it seems.

Now should we not take a moment or long to reflect on what money is, how it is issued, comes into circulation and allocated. See money is the life blood of society and if our blood/sweat/labor that is money contains cancer, would not all human institutions and human mind/brain affected by that? Without much adieu here is my view…may I have your deep attention please. Thanks.

I like very much what is happening at the community level in terms of sustainable communities Network, local living economies, Balle, Flow and many such networks of conscious living and business. However we need to focus on what is the problem with existing Debt-based Usury-based (charging compound interest on fiat money that has no inherent value) and centralized-commercial banking (money is issued as debt/loan to people, businesses and goverment out of thin air by central banks and banking system here and almost globally). It requires deep thinking how this money system is causing so many dysfunctions under name of free-market and democracy.

We do not have truely free democracy, here you see why and what has been kept secret from public. You must see this movie.

Here is an alternative whole perspective on money. Life is an indivisible whole and we cannot understand or serve the pursuit of Life, Liberty, happiness with reductionist, dualistic thinking in economics, politics and science. It requires deep thinking and understanding.

Our right to petition the government is our greatest right and grossly unfair systems like central banking can be easily changed and the power of issueing money can be peacefully restored to people. Wake up yourself and others. Thanks for your attention and action.

This issue is so gigantic and vast that your mind may spin for a while. Freedom cannot be kept with ignorance intact. can it??

You can have all the above community initiatives but how do you fight the power of global usurious corporate centralized banking (and increasing the debt-slavery of people) that is funding the dinosaur like prison-intelligenge-industrial-war-media-propaganda complex with your labor and sweat and children's future!

Energy goes where attention flows. Each of us need to wake up and awaken others. The conscious journey to freedom has begun. Are you observing it?

Come Join my deep Conscious Capitalism Pod

Dreaming Fearless peace~
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What is Your Burning Life Question?

Posted on Aug 22nd, 2006 by mita : Awake-catalyst mita
Yinyang
Question from Blue

I have several that come into play daily.  Truth   (What is the correct path)?
                                                                        Trust   (Who and what to trust)/?

Here's my answer

  


There are so many paths, sects, cults even within one religion or spiritual tradition that its is naturally confusing and worrisome for anyone to step into any path for longterm. But if you hold on to your question and trust your own mind and intutive guidance from within, you can surely guide yourself from moment to moment what is right for you now.

See my reflection page on what Bible, Buddha or Gandhi said about Truth.

Also see what Krishnamurty said about Truth and Buddha' Kalama sutra on this question of what or who to believe.

“Those, who shall be a lamp unto themselves, shall betake themselves to no external refuge, but holding fast to the Truth as their lamp, and holding fast to the Truth as their refuge, they shall reach the topmost height.” - Buddha's Farewell Message to Ananda

cheers

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Jo asks

“How do we create more equity in this world without completely dismissing historically unfair acts?   it seem that the conflicts are always reactions to perceived injustices that have not been resolved properly.”

Here is the choice. If we are stuck in the past “perceived injustices” and victimisation that is what we will keep recreating and repeating - getting free of past is the begining of personal and collective transformation.

History or “His Story” taught in schools is only one version of many versions (minority or commoner's views often suppressed) that happened. That version is written by whoever is ruling or holding power at the time. ......

Do we care to know how many millions were Killed in the invisible third world war or about those not known to be enslaved.  If this is happening in recent times, can you imagine how much glorious history of humanity/christianity/Black and non-white civilizations has been distorted or suppressed, by burning the Libraries like the ancient library of Alexandria or kept hidden under secret vatican archives. Few of us care to look deep enough to know the whole truth.

And who amongst us can say that I have never felt violated in some way? Even Buddha and Christ could not escape it. When the movie Color of Fear was shown in a diverse community group, I was surprised ....

What we need to do is to emphasize the perennial philosophy and essence of all religions. ... shift our human existence from tribal perspective to planetary even cosmic perspective.


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What Is Enlightenment for you?

Posted on Aug 27th, 2006 by mita : Awake-catalyst mita
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This is a topic posted in WIE magazine Pod here at zaadz. Here is my answer.

In simple terms Enlightenment is about bringing light into darkness or the light of knowledge, understanding, insight and wisdom into life's deepest questions or existential dilemmas. As much as i love to ask, think and contemplate questions, the question of "Enlightenment" itself was a non-issue for me.

From my experience, a real Awakening experience cuts through all beliefs systems and structures wihin one's own mental constructions and touches the very groundless ground and selfless self of Primordial non-dual reality like a big-bang in consciousness and it happens spontaneously following a vajra intention “to know” not for the sake of ego-self but for the benefit and well-being of all LIFE.

Anytime you approach the E thing with any speck of idea or concept or structure or image you would be back into your own reality creation box. And those who are quite afraid of genuine self-inquiry, knowing the unknown void or truth, stepping out of the imprisoning attitudes of ego, letting go of fear of future and attachment to past, relaxing in the present moment by dying to self-image, of being completely free of mass-consciousness and being authentic in their self-expression cannot reach the threshhold.

BTW there are as many paths and as many ways to get a Peak Big-Bang E experience, as there are individuals, since it has to happen within one's own unique consciousness by  leaping out of all ego mind-identifications.

“Why enlightenment?” seems to be a better phrased question for myself  than “what is enlightenment” which implies  “something already known” or “something that can be explained or described in language” ..which itself is based on duality or separation.

My path has been to persistently follow the in-spired questions of my life, exploring and living them as best as I can. And the awakening experience is just a by-product of it.
It is simultaneously the most difficult and the most spontaneous thing to achieve for any human being. And yes you do not need any teacher or guru outside of you ...if you are open and passionate about Learning (from within and without).

I feel knowledge and understanding of human beings greater nature and nature of reality from universal perspective (that bridges physical and non-physical) expedites our learning curve and our conscious evolution. Since knowledge takes away fear and judgements, it allows us to embrace the path of  unconditional love for self and joyful exploration of Life instead of resistance, pain and suffering. Bless all your experiences and grow from them.

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