Quote is from the book "Oneness" by Rasha
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Gently I let my mind slip into that comfortable place, the one between this world and the next, a place of no mind as I relax into channelling my musings of the day. Chanel musings you might ask, yes, channel musings. For me the silent space between these two places is where I quietly connect to the me that has existed all day just aside of the hustle and bustle of the physical world. Although always connected one has to drift ever so slightly between the ego self and the true self. As a human being interacting in a world full of others of the same matter there is always a need to employ the physical workings of the psyche whilst holding the perspective of an aware being functioning from a perspective of a higher source of ourselves. We are after all at the mercy more often than not to the psyche, the programming within the grey matter that some say is the seat of consciousness! Is this really conscious living or is what I'm doing right now along with millions of others the true meaning of conscious living, the recording of the reflections one has at their conduct their interactions throughout the day. To live consciously for me is to be aware of how we perceive our thought processes and how we engage our connected selves when interacting with an other. It is about picking up on when we fall into old patterns of thinking or behaviour instead of employing ways of thinking that are either new or akin to our soul. Its catching ourselves in the moment. A favorite of mine is the way in which some people feel it necessary to bond with one another by pointing out the misfortunes of another. How often have you ladies heard a group of girls cackling at the dress sense of someone outside of their group or mocking the appearancve of a celeb on telly that is popular with the opposite sex just to get a reaction an admiration or to forge common ground on which to cling? When in my company I have noticed people are acutely aware of this trait, aware of themselves taking part in a people watching exercise where they pick one unfortunate individual and criticise their way of being. Embarrassment often ensues the other party when i do not join in. Its not because I do not want to bond, its not because I judge the behaviour, its purely because I have grown away from the need to look upon external links to conjure up common ground on which to strike conversation. If you are likable you are likable through your own merits maybe. Also if you think hard enough most of us at one time or another have been the butt of the joke and it doesn't feel that great. If we were all to take a minute and just think for a second about how it would feel to be in that other persons shoes: If we were they for a moment listening to our thoughts on their choice of footwear or the fit of their jeans we be so bold as to speak that way again? I think not. Conscious living is not solely for the high thinker, it is for everyone, its about living your life and treating others in a way that you would like to be treated yourself. If every time you touched another organic being you touched like it was as precious to you as your life its self how different would your world be.
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