 Would
it not be beneficial for you and those around you if you based your
actions and thoughts on what you have and from where you are, as opposed
to, what you think you have or where you think you are?
Unaware, we assume we are right about ourselves, others, and the
outside world. We consider our opinions as being true, whereas, most
of the time this is not the case. However, our conditioned minds keep
us away from the immense richness of our present moments and our lives.
Not knowing that we are even in these states of mind is what is known
in the East as ignorance or "Mindlessness." How do we wake
up from this?
MEDITATION
Meditation awakens us and enables us to experience the present moment
and cultivate a deep awareness. This awakening involves gaining wisdom,
understanding the interconnectedness of events and objects and recognising
cause and effect.
There are many techniques for meditation that, due to the lack of
understanding in the West, have resulted in certain incorrect assumptions
about meditation being made. For us meditation is about being yourself
and understanding who you are. Meditation helps us to recognise our
lives' paths and the continuous unfolding of our lives, moment by moment,
and that each moment influences the next.
The fact that one moment influences the next motivates us to look
within the here and now. In order to assess where we are, we need to
take account of our inner and outer bearings and perceive with clarity
the decisions we make and the consequent direction our lives take.
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