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Battle Scars

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” ~ Khalil Gibran; Lebanese writer, poet, and visual artist.

“Scars show toughness: that you’ve been through it, and you’re still standing.” ~ Theo Rossi; American actor and producer.

Human beings by nature are born to face all challenges and difficulties, the power or strength lies inside, we need only embrace it; however, the ego grows by influence, the mortal mind gets influenced from a crooked and asleep society, and so we grow up programmed like robots, blind to the reality we carry within us.

We all face challenges and develop scars, mental and emotional scars which may trick us into fear and embarrassment. These scars are just reminders of what we lived, they are neutral, not good or bad; but the mind/the ego chooses to suffer the scars or hold the scars proudly; thus, it is not the scars, it is not the memories that are hurting us, but the choices in our minds.

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However we choose to see our scars, the reality is that we have scars for a mighty reason; you have survived whatever happened in your past. The wise sage holds his scars proudly and learns from them. The fool hides the scars and cries about them, never learning from them. Choose who you are.

If you are truly awakened to this, you have to know that you are never lonely in your path of life; for you are the heart of humanity itself, you carry knowledge from ancient times which lives in you, and which you can remember by holding your scars proudly and sensing the inner strength of your being. This is the wisdom discovered by alchemical methods and passed on from wise man to wise man, from awakened man to awakened man, since the dawn of time.

Always remind yourself then that you are not broken, that by ancient process you are strengthened, that by holding your scars proudly you can do anything.

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Business mind. Self-help life truths. The free mind of a human god!

Distortion…

“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation; all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality, nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit.” ~ Christopher McCandless.

“It is the experiences, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found.” ~ God, it’s great to be alive!.” ~ Christopher McCandless; American hiker and itinerant traveler.

Reality for humankind is a fickle phenomenon, since we are bound to time and all change. We seem to be our worst enemies, as people follow thoughts of anger, pain, pleasure, jealousy, happiness, violence, hatred, love, and the rest we go through daily; thus, we all feel these, but realities change for the untrained mind only, as one day is beautiful, the next ugly, one moment is joyous, the next not so much. Because most people search for reality in the outer environment, they find these erratic changes and they themselves are tied to these false realities created by their own physical senses.

But the essence of reality is one, unchangeable, incorruptible by human physical senses or outer environment experiences; and so we are one, a big family of universal Oneness, because the reality itself is one, but it can only be experienced if you look beyond the world of distorted thought-forms.

But indeed it feels miserable when people believes that this is it, that they are tied without escape to economic fluctuations, to their neighbors’ hatred, to a president who only cares about his own legacy of power, to illness and death, and the sickening realities that go on and on like eternal torture.

What is the outer world but if not a reflection of you inner world..?? What is your mind but if not everything in life for you…?? Everything you touch, see, hear, experience in any way with your conscious mind makes your superficial reality. Everything is translated by your brain; thus, you do not really know what is out there, but you know what your brain tells you is out there. This is the enslaving reality of the unwise masses of the world who follow this same confusing “reality.”

The wise sage looks within, finds the unchangeable, formless, eternal reality within himself.

As Buddha wisely says, “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”

The reality itself is one, but it can only be experienced if you look beyond the world of distorted thought-forms.

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The free mind of a human god!

Cosmic mind.

“You should not be carried away by the dictation of the mind, but the mind should be carried by your dictation.” ~ A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami; spiritual teacher and founder.

“If you want to find God, hang out in the space between your thoughts.” ~ Alan Cohen; motivational speaker, businessman, inspirational writer, journalist, spiritual educator, radio program host.

The space between the thoughts you have is the real you, because that space is the vast sea or the ether of the mind, and the thoughts popping up are the fish or bubbles in the sea. The space between thoughts is what serious meditation is all about, because that space hides the free-flowing energy of the universe, of consciousness, where there is no passion or desire, where there is no fear or anxiety, where all is just what is and where the present is found.

Meditators know that the space between thoughts is divine and powerful, is what frees them from all the bondage and mediocrity of human society and all mechanical thinking of the daily life. These spaces are where all the vital energy of the human being feeding your body cells and all your thoughts is located, and this is the free flow of Infinite Intelligence directly.

Human expression is fueled by these sea waters holding emerging thoughts, and so, whomever gets in direct communion with these sea waters or conscious ether between thoughts, experiences a rebirth which allows him or her to elevate his mind beyond the material and the ordinary.

This is understood only by experience and not merely by reading it.

“You have to find out what meditation is. It is a most extraordinary thing to know what meditation is–not how to meditate, not the system, not the practice, but the content of meditation. To be in the meditative mood and to go into that meditation requires a very generous mind, a mind that has no border, a mind that is not caught in the process of time. A mind that has not committed itself to anything, to any activity, to any thought, to any dogma, to any family, to any name–it is only such a mind that can be generous; and it is only such a mind that can begin to understand the depth, the beauty and the extraordinary loveliness of meditation.” ~ Jiddu Khrisnamurti.

Meditation is the flowering of the human spirit through inner attention on what is, it is nature at its purest, it is the place where man, or the form of man, does not exist because consciousness is free from thoughts and all ignorance.

Meditation gives the serious meditator strong self-discipline which works in all aspects of his life. Meditation boosts emotional and intellectual intelligence to understand the depth of life. Meditation gives one the confidence and strength to be unique and a light unto oneself and unto others.

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The free mind of a human god!

Thought-vibration.

“Every single second is an opportunity to change your life, because in any moment you can change the way you feel.” ~ Rhonda Byrne; Australian television writer and producer.

“What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” ~ Mark 11:24.

Thought is a very powerful weapon we carry, it can either destroy us or help us elevate ourselves in life. Thought is an intense entity of vibrational energy that has been given to us to be used appropriately, because life is to be experienced in full bliss, life is not meant to suffer and to feel pity for ourselves.

Out of all the many wonderful creations on earth, human beings were given intense thought which is always interacting with us; animals do not have this higher intensity of thought, and that is why they cannot accomplish what we can accomplish, and that is why they also are more pure when it comes to love (no obstruction from polluted thought).

But, of course, this high intensity of thought we humans have also works to our disadvantage; because due to our physical senses, our thinking is always rushing into conclusions and overwhelming us with prejudices, and beliefs, and all ignorance.

Thought is very powerful vibrational energy, such energy which is everywhere. The thoughts of people, whether positive or negative, are always everywhere and anywhere; because thought swims in the waters of mind, and mind is not just confined to our head, but it is everywhere–and that is why there exists such phenomena as remote viewing, certain intuition, and many more psychic experiences.

But obviously I am not talking about the limited human mind, but about the wonderful subconscious, Infinite Intelligence. Whenever you reach a high vibrational state in your conscious mind, so high which aligns the vibration of your thought with that of your heart, by deep feeling we magnify or intensify the connection to our subconscious, and so vibrations start creating in the outside environment.

This is the real prayer, when uniting vibrational thought with vibrational heart… “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” ~ Mark 11:24.

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Self-help life truths. The free mind of a human god!

The Watcher.

“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson; American essayist, poet, and lecturer.

“I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge.” ~ Gerald Jampolsky; psychiatrist, health advocate, businessman, educator, and author.

Peace is synonymous with true love and real strength, with wisdom and tranquility during challenging times; when the mind is overly excited about something, overwhelmed with stress, swallowed by anger, and poisoned by all fear, the mind cannot align with the heart and so is taken by the ego, and so it makes mistakes and creates suffering.

When you can watch your mind and reflect over your thoughts, whether those are negative or positive, then you become better to what you were before in every way, your heart becomes purified and strong for the challenges of life, because now you are mastering yourself and so you become a Buddha or a Christ unto yourself.

Why allow your mind to be carried away by poisonous people around you…?? Why let your body get swallowed and overcome by all sorts of tensions and destructive behaviors…?? Why all these pressures when you can watch your own mind and see that it remains peaceful despite the bad energy of others and the chaos of the environment…??

Sure it is an effort, difficult at first, to constantly watch your mind and avoid situations and people that can rob you of mental peace; but, however, think it through, isn’t it worth to guide yourself and your loved ones to constant and pure happiness, to have the confidence to be unique and achieve your heartfelt goals in life…??What inevitably awaits for you in a mind that is not peaceful, is fear and all stress, lack of self-confidence and the trauma to your body which creates all illnesses. This is lack of self-love.

If you are one of those unwise people in the world that believes that peace of mind is weakness, you should really analyze what the meaning of universal love is, because love is the only constant reality–not romantic love, but beyond that.

The rest is the illusion the ignorant mind creates.

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Magic source.

“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” ~ Albert Paine; American author and biographer.

“A man should fear when he enjoys only the good he does publicly. Is it not, publicity rather than charity, which he loves? Is it not vanity, rather than benevolence, that gives such charities?” ~ Henry Ward Beecher; American abolitionist and clergyman.

Generosity

The words of Buddha always are in my mind when it comes to generosity, “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” Happiness is the light and flame of the candle, and it is the core of generosity. Sharing your happiness, your inner light with someone.

See, people tend to give money away, buy this and buy that; however, that is just a facade, others will see you open your wallet, therefore that is selfish. Now, I am not saying here that everybody who helps the homeless giving money or a friend with a gift is being selfish per se, but I am saying that the heart of real generosity does not look for recognition. Generosity comes purely from the heart, because generosity is self-love poured onto others for no special reason more than just share and enjoy the Oneness beyond all form which connects us all.

We all carry generosity within us, even the miser, because as mentioned generosity is a form of self-love (as beings of energy and light we all have it, just our thoughts can be generous or not).

Because of our minds and the stress, or because of outer environment chaos, some of us lose that self-love for a moment, or, better put, that self-love gets buried under the stress holding our minds hostage; so we need another kind soul with pure thoughts who can share by generosity, who can really make us feel elevated over the stressful situation we are going through.

This is sharing your light with others, because by sharing it never decreases but the opposite is truth; by sharing our time, our happiness, our hearts, the things which are special to us, then we become connected and grow ourselves.

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One step at a time.

“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.” ~ Buddha.

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” ~ Lao Tzu.

Do Not Rush Yourself To Wisdom

Quite often people rush into things and actions, into arguments and beliefs. We all go through this, because this is living and experiencing life, because this is growing and in our flawed humanity it is also finding the right path. The ego tends to influence us so we feel good with our beliefs and we feel important; because the lifetime craving of the human being is to feel valuable, important in our own life–that is why we form relationships, we build friendships, we visit religions, we engage in conversations, etc. etc.

We want to belong, we want to feel loved and express our love however we think or however the ego says is right. This is healthy if we include our hearts in the process.

But most of the time, due to influence of the ego, we fall in the trap that says that wisdom is the same as experiencing life and the same as getting knowledge to fill our minds; therefore, we get excited by the new knowledge of a topic out there, or by all the years and things we have gone through, or by the incredible data we have of spiritual and scientific topics, and so on and so forth.

But we must understand that wisdom does not have anything to do with knowledge you can acquire in this life. Now, don’t get me wrong on this, the right knowledge is extremely important to expand your mind and help you think deeply.

Wisdom is a brilliant “knowing” which already flows through us, because when we are born we are all “divinely infused” with this brilliance in our very cellular composition, and as we grow up it is still in us.

But as grown ups we have to deal with society and beliefs, and ideas and what she said and what he said, what she wrote and what he wrote, and all our complex experiences; therefore, so many things to deal with make the mortal mind confused and overwhelmed, so this wisdom or brilliance gets buried deeper within us.

This is to understand that you shouldn’t pressure your mind to understand something, study it carefully, yes, keep getting knowledge, yes, but enjoy the ride and relax.

Life is patience, and that’s true wisdom.

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The free mind of a human god!

Reality.

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ~ Nelson Mandela.

“Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination, causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist. That is near insanity. Do not misunderstand me danger is very real but fear is a choice.” ~ Will Smith.

Reality knows no fear

To know God is to understand that fear and love are the same.

Love and fear are the same energy, but just different degrees of the same substance, two ends of the same pole; just like fire and ice, they both burn, they are the same, just the vibration of fire is faster than that of ice.

When you feel fear but you develop strength from within and overcome that fear, your body and mind get used to it, there is no fear anymore; fear has turned to love–i.e., you were experiencing love as fear before because your ego was taking over your body, poisoning your mind with fear, but once you overcame your obstacle you began to see fear as strong love, so for your mind fear has disappeared now and you only feel love.

Think back before all matter was created, because if you do that then you can decipher what is real and what is not. Reality is all there is. And back then there was only this rich essence of Creation and all Manifestation we now call love.

The reality is still the same today as always. But man was now born, and with his birth there had to be an opposite to love; because matter creates space and time, which is in the mind of man–this is the birth of fear, because mortality designs a fear of death, a fear of failure, a fear of this and that.If you really understand who you really are, not just read it or have it as knowledge in your mind, then you know and experience in each cell of your body that fear does not really exist.

And if you know that fear does not really exist as an entity of reality, then your stress will lower greatly, life and challenges will look beautiful to you, and you will not consider failure upon anything you put your mind to achieve.

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The ultimate wiring.

Our brain has something like 100 billion neurons. Of course, as we all know or should know to better control our own behaviors and work towards better futures, different experiences create or build different neural connections which evoke in us various emotions, and also shape our conceptualizations of the world around us. And, therefore, depending on the neuronal stimulation, certain connections between neurons become stronger and others weaker. This is called neuroplasticity.

The same happens to our musculature. So, when we exercise certain body parts more than others, these ones being exercised become stronger, the other ones weaker, and vice versa. If we exercise all or most of our muscles, then, we become stronger in all the exercised parts.

The point is, Rationality and Emotional Resilience work the same way; neural connections all of them that can be, through focus and persistence, modified or strengthened, mastered and controlled to do our bidding and not let circumstances, or other people, tell us how to think or behave. We can control our own actions and our own future exactly, by controlling our responses and our perceptions.

Whatever we are doing at any given time, we are physically shaping or modifying our brains or neuronal connections anyway, so why not shape or modify these neuronal connections to make ourselves stronger, more intelligent, more talented, better in every aspect to create better futures for ourselves??

Norepinephrine, amongst other neurons and neurotransmitters of the brain, triggers a defensive state when we feel or sense that our thoughts or opinions have to be protected from the thoughts or opinions of others. When this happens, the chemicals released to build this defensive state in our brains are the same chemicals being released when we encounter a life-or-death situation (as in many cases of stabbings or shootouts that have happened due to misunderstandings or different opinions).

Furthermore, in this defensive state, the more primitive part of our brain (our reptilian brain) interferes with our rational thinking process, and so the limbic system can annul most of our working memory, ergo causing narrow-mindedness. One example is fear and its hold on most people; fear being quite often irrational, because people let negative thoughts and irrationality control them and paralyze them without taking the time and effort to intelligently analyze the situation beforehand themselves.

So, by focusing on our inner life and being aware or mindful of the thoughts, either positive or negative, rising within us, basically and especially before reacting to a situation, we are growing mentally, spiritually, AND ‘PHYSICALLY’–‘physically’ because we now have a different perspective of ourselves in every aspect, we become self-confident and attractive due to our consciousness shift, and others see this as well, and because we become magnets for opportunities we did not have before.

Because life as beautiful as it really is, behind the ego-mind and the stresses we create for ourselves, is in our perceptions which indeed can be strengthened and made better, for beauty is really in the eye of the beholder, as they say.

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Stories to ponder.

The transfiguration.

“The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something.” ~ Muhammad Iqbal; Indian poet, philosopher, politician, academic, barrister, and scholar.

Year 2045.

In a distant world where thinking deeply got you in trouble, where going against the establishment and its rules got you excommunicated and locked behind bars.

A dirty and trembling man sits upon the floor within his enclosed jail cell, close to him The Lord of Darkness himself sits under the form of a bright window…

…After several minutes had passed under stress and thoughts of grim death, the man dares finally ask, “Who–Who are you…??”

The Deceiver responds in a haughty and soothing tone after a poised chuckle, “You know who I am, Adam. You brought me here, to this… place you chose.”

The dead air stunk of sweat and hell ashes. Adam swallowed nervously, “…I didn’t choose this. And I didn’t bring you here.”

He was in meditation, brooding deeply. “Thoughts, intentions, and actions open portals into that which is represented by light or darkness in the cosmos. You chose your fate.”

Screams of anguish and people being punished pollute the air further. “Am I dreaming..?? This must be death… Is it not…??”

“How amusing you are.” His lips curled into something someone could call a smile of derision, “Life is all there is. Death, what you call death, is but a door into a higher level of consciousness, one level you cannot achieve in this… pitiful form you carry… No, not death. This is something else.”

“What is this then?”

“This is your world, the one you’ve chosen. Everything exists still, no life passes away; your wife, your children, even your dog, they all live. But you can’t see them, you lost that privilege when you chose me into your life.” The air became electric and cool. The bright window form became dark and the scenery through it purely wretched. “There is a balance for all that exists, Adam. You pushed on that balance too far, and life became… well this.”

Silence corroded the dungeon.

The Deceiver pierced his eyes, “Did you think your rebellious nonsense wouldn’t upset the balance of your life? Did you ever think of your family, how your selfish actions would affect them?… No, you were too self-involved. Your ego and your beliefs, thus your illusions mattered most to you. Congratulations on killing them. Congratulations on choosing me.” Then he vanished into thin air.

Tears began streaming down Adam’s face bathed on the memories of his family being killed in a shootout with police. It felt like he finally understood his whole world had come down on him. Several minutes he felt darkness consume his soul, grip his mind with a vise. His screams filled the air with terror!

Suddenly, a ray of electrified light came down, penetrated the jail, and swallowed him whole! His body and mind became light and each cell of his composition was stretched and filled in.

When he woke up next to his wife, his children were jumping on the bed. Covered in sweat and stinking of hell ashes, he ran to his bedroom window: Darkness and wretchedness had gone…

He looked at his wife and kids, then understood that he needed to stop being selfish and thinking about how to bring down the government, others and their nonsense, he understood that following others means being self-centered and radical while praising his own ego in any situation…

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