When someone walks into the room what happens? Do you not create an image of them on the screen of your mind? Then what do you see every time you see them after that? Do you see ‘them’ or the image that you have created? If I believe that you are nice/nasty you will have a hard job to change this image that I have of you wouldn’t you? My image of you is ‘set’… first impressions count!
Depending on the image of you that I have created on the screen of my mind I then create those feeling towards you. I fall into the illusion that ‘you are’ are responsible for whatever I am experiencing. We are brought up to believe this, that it is others that ‘make’ us feel sad or happy. Instead it is more about what I am doing with the image I hold of you on the screen of my mind.
The truth is that ‘I’ alone am responsible for my thoughts and feeling and ‘you’ for yours. This leads to freedom, and harmony and co-operation in relationships. When we interact we exchange energy. Knowing that I am responsible for my thoughts and feelings I can now choose to share only positive energy with you: good wishes. So we can uplift each other rather than inadvertently pull each other down.
– If I am unpleasant I will end up with few friends.
– If I am sad and fearful I am lost in the illusion of endings, decay and loss.
– If I live in an energy of worry and fantasized catastrophes all my energy is going into creating fear.
The origin of fears are false illusions in the mind. Rather focus on and come to know the ‘I’ at the centre of your being. Know your inner stillness, peace and power and then let it flow out. Then you will know joy.
