i want to start out making a simple statement.... probably too simple...and then i am going to move forward with critiquing that statement and see if my premise was right. "With the post-modern concept that there is no such thing as objective reality, the controls of being able to state a fact that we can… Continue reading What happened to rational thinking in the 21st century?
Month: April 2024
Chapter 10 – Mind in this present moment – (A most important point)
The mind likes to skip to the next thing, while doing the present thing.... this is the prime mind disturbance. It can't be suppressed or it becomes an angry/hungry urge. The only answer is to bring the mind to REST in the present moment.https://realityisdharma.com/2024/04/21/chapter-10-obstacles-hindrances-and-their-removal/
What do we “know”?
In actual fact, we use only physically provable facts (first hand seen, heard, smelled, tasted, touched), to substantiate what we say we know. Until the very recent time of movies and photographs, (which could also be forged), there was no proof of anything: unless the person was standing present and acknowledged it to someone else… Continue reading What do we “know”?
Chapter 11 – Carrying Baggage
Chapter 12 – Obstacles, Hindrances and their removal
Looking at how the mind works (the inner world), seeing a true picture of the physical world we live in (the outer world), and seeing the way in which our mind gets clogged up (our relationship to the overall), it starts to be clear that if we want to experience the world without suffering glasses,… Continue reading Chapter 12 – Obstacles, Hindrances and their removal
Our identity is our fort
The identity that we have built is the story we have built to make ourselves "important" to others. It is like our fort. Self -inquiry can help us to work through this, and in the end, be able to let go of the way we say "I am this" and "I am that" to the… Continue reading Our identity is our fort
Chapter 13 – Does Venting and Problem Resolution work?
I saw a video today of a bunch of angry people out in the woods beating the ground with sticks, screaming and freaking out, hoping to release their inner angst. Angry people, thinking that if they vent their anger it will be good for them. Well, it does give them some exercise, and it is… Continue reading Chapter 13 – Does Venting and Problem Resolution work?
Chapter 14 – How does Self-Consciousness affect us in out attitudes about the world?
This chapter deals with how seeking approval can change the way we feel about ourselves, and make us unduly aware of ourselves. "We are either internally directed, guided by our own inner guide and maintaining an inner locus of control", or we are "outer directed", looking for direction and guidance outside ourselves. This being outer… Continue reading Chapter 14 – How does Self-Consciousness affect us in out attitudes about the world?
Chapter 15 – Mind Knots & Body Knots
The brain does not have its own muscle system, to tense up and hold onto things. This is why it tenses up our muscles like little soldiers when we get upset or angry, and uses that knot to continue to hold that tension after the initial reason for our emotional reaction has passed. It is… Continue reading Chapter 15 – Mind Knots & Body Knots
Where do we centre ourselves?
My Father taught me that our inner relationships with ourselves & the Almighty (Creator) are of #1 importance. It will inform our relationships with everyone and everything outside ourselves. Watch people and it is easy to see this either functioning or not functioning.
Reality is Dharma 