Tag: present

Now is where we experience joy

Posted on by philipdodson

When we just do something, straight away, without thinking, it brings us simple pure joy. Not in the forward-thinking sense of completing an achievement, it is in the simple pleasure of this real moment now.

We can only ever do something now, of course, but all too often the doing is drowned out by the endless thoughts of the outcome, or whether or not we are doing it right, or if we should even be doing it at all, or how can we avoid doing so as not to expose ourselves to criticism and the list of thoughts can go on and on. So we do not experience joy when we are taken over by our thoughts.

Now is where we experience joy, only if we are disconnected from our thoughts.

True self

Posted on by philipdodson

The moment that we become aware that we are within our thoughts or that we are becoming our reactions is the moment we are become conscious. It’s when we actually enter this moment now.

We are the witnesser of our thoughts, of our senses, of our emotions, of our reactions, that is the true you and me, the human soul that we all are, the ball of energy that is beyond the body and mind.

To transcend our so called ‘normal’ unconscious mind-obsessed state we have to become aware and we simple then need to be the spectator to it. Once we disassociate with the mind and the emotions and reactions it creates, then we are our truly ourself.

Once we become our thoughts, emotions and reactions we are no longer aware, we are no longer in this real life moment, we are no longer our true selves.