“The Three Principles of Mind, Consciousness and Thought” and “The Power of Now”
As I started to write this post it reminded me of elements of the chapter “And they Lived Happily Ever After” in Yuval Harari’s book Sapiens. Relating to Buddhist philosophy he says... “that the real root of suffering is the never-ending and pointless pursuit of ephemeral feelings, which causes us to be in a constant state of tension, restlessness and dissatisfaction.”
For many years now my coaching work has centred on how the “Three Principles,” and more recently with “The Power of Now,” inform our lives, bringing together ancient wisdom married to modern physics.
Harari writes... “most people wrongly identify themselves with their feelings, likes and dislikes (or their thoughts - CJ*) and that the relentless pursuit of particular feelings just traps them in misery.” The understanding that all our feelings come from our thoughts and that our non-ego mind has innate wisdom, presence, peace, love, serenity etc can slow down this relentless pursuit and allow us to enjoy the moment... and, with a quiet mind, make each ‘journey’ something to experience... not to get over with.
*An addition from myself
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