Our mind is not static. It is wired for change and has the ability to constantly rewire itself. It is like a transmitter, it takes information and tries to match it with our reality, i.e., we act in a way that is consistent in what we think and believe.
A lot has been said and written about this topic. But only those who know it experientially or who know someone who is living and operating through this faculty, would know its profoundness.
Spirituality this seemingly boring and uncool term can be further described as the steps taken to align and connect with the Infinite Intelligence, that’s within us and yet much greater than us.
What we might call our personality, or our conditioned self, or our ego, is more or less the sum total of our habitual thinking, which has been influenced by personal circumstances, people and happenings around us since we are born.
A regular survey is being taken up by an organization named Blue Zones, they study regions of the world where people live the longest and healthiest lives. What they found is really amazing.
When we arrive on this planet earth, we are clean slates, without any self-definitions, worldviews, opinions, beliefs etc. We learn, interpret and respond to our surroundings as we see it and experience it.
When we arrive on this planet earth, we are clean slates, without any self-definitions, worldviews, opinions, beliefs etc. We learn, interpret and respond to our surroundings as we see it and experience it.
One basic and crucial aspect of human psychology is, “What we practice, we get master at.” For a long time, we have trained ourselves to focus on problems, in an attempt to prevent them from happening again.
There are innumerable cultural Archetypes involving success, achievement, beauty, popularity, love, family, marriage, wealth, religion, education. Eg. Success is only measured on the basis of material possessions, only a certain body type.
Most of us have been raised on the diet of “I am not good enough.” Our lack of acceptance of ourselves shows up in all sorts of ways we deal with things in life. When we don’t accept our own body types or beauty or worth or sense of imperfection.