SEEING MORE THAN BODY AND MIND

Just as I am not this body, I am also not this mind. Our minds are malleable because our ideas, our sense of self, change based on our experiences. Our mind adapts because it’s meant to adapt. We don’t lose ourselves when we change our minds!

So while the mind changes, there is still apart of us that does not change. I’m still me, and you’re still you.

Of course, one aspect of this work and the work of other great spiritual traditions is to clean up your mind. It’s like doing maintenance on your car: You change the oil, and the car runs better. It’s the same with your mind. When you filter out the negativity, the judgements, the conditional love, it feels so much better to have a clear mind.

But no matter how clean and refined your mind gets, you eventually come to realize that the mind is only a part of you, not who you actually are.

Practice

Notice the aware presence that exists behind your thoughts, behind your mind. The real you is this aware presence, the space in which your mind operates.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.