mind Archives - Rick Baldwin

Distraction

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Even when we realize we are the peaceful stillness known as Truth, it can be difficult to not to become hypnotized by the illusionary content of mind.

In spiritual work, there is regular need for “translation” of appearances into reality. Often those translations meet resistance from the mind, which constantly seeks tradition, reason and logic. While those are useful features in the so-called physical world, the human mind is not always the best interpreter of reason for the spiritual domain.

You Are Not Your Mind

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It is always a useful activity to keep in awareness the recognition that you are not your mind. If there is any constant “task” in the spiritual life it seems to be this. Human life, by it’s very nature, continually works to bring us into identification with our minds. It is this identification which brings about the sense of separation, aloneness and unhappiness that many of us struggle with on a regular basis.

Does Awareness Come From The Brain?

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Q: Isn’t consciousness/awareness produced in the brain?

Mind vs. Silent Presence

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In meditation, there will frequently appear to be a battle between the chattering mind and silent presence. It often seems the distractions of the mind soon have you chasing a thought down a rabbit hole until you are hopelessly...