Falling Below And Rising Above Thought - Eckhart Tolle

Falling Below And Rising Above Thought - Eckhart Tolle

“When you are very tired, you may become more peaceful, more relaxed, than in your usual state.

This is because thinking is subsiding, and so you can’t remember your mind-made problematic self anymore.

You are moving toward sleep.

When you drink alcohol or take certain drugs (provided they don’t trigger your pain-body), you may also feel more relaxed, more carefree, and perhaps more alive for a while.

You may start singing and dancing, which since ancient times are expressions of the joy of life.

Because you are less burdened by your mind, you can glimpse the joy of Being.

Perhaps this is the reason alcohol is also called “spirit.” But there is a high price to pay: unconsciousness.

Instead of rising above thought, you have fallen below it.

A few more drinks, and you will have regressed to the vegetable realm. 

Space consciousness has little to do with being “spaced out.”

Both states are beyond thought.

This they have in common.

The fundamental difference, however, is that in the former, you rise above thought; in the latter, you fall below it.

One is the next step in the evolution of human consciousness, the other a regression to a stage we left behind eons ago.'

'If you are not spending all of your waking life in discontent, worry, anxiety, depression, despair, or consumed by other negative states; 

if you are able to enjoy simple things like listening to the sound of the rain or the wind; 

if you can see the beauty of clouds moving across the sky or be alone at times without feeling lonely or needing the mental stimulus of entertainment; 

if you find yourself treating a complete stranger with heartfelt kindness without wanting anything from him or her  . . .

it means that a space has opened up, no matter how briefly, in the otherwise incessant stream of thinking that is the human mind.

When this happens, there is a sense of well-being, of alive peace, even though it may be subtle.'

'The intensity will vary from a perhaps barely noticeable background sense of contentment to what the ancient sages of India called ananda—the bliss of Being.

Because you have been conditioned to pay attention only to form, you are probably not aware of it except indirectly.

For example, there is a common element in the ability to see beauty, to appreciate simple things, to enjoy your own company, or to relate to other people with loving kindness.

This common element is a sense of contentment, peace, and aliveness that is the invisible background without which these experiences would not be possible.”

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How to Lead a More Meaningful Life ~ Dr Wayne Dyer

How To Lead A More Meaningful Life ~ Dr Wayne Dyer

The direction we take in life is far more significant than the place ego parks us, in the present moment.

For example, inquiring about what direction we’re headed is more valuable than focusing on how much we weigh or when we had our last cigarette.

Making a commitment to change a self-sabotaging way of life is making a commitment to change direction, and then we head toward weight loss or addiction control.

Heading toward something more purposeful and meaningful is even more significant.

Changing Life Direction If we persistently listen to the demands of the ego, we move away from our Source of being.

The ego insists on pursuing more: more stuff, accomplishments, status, triumphs, and money.

More is the mantra of the ego, fuelling endless striving with a false promise of eventually arriving.

However, every assured arrival point is seductively transformed to a desire to strive for even more, unless we choose to make a shift in the direction our life is taking.

The shift begins in the process of halting the momentum and self-importance of the ego.

Then we must proceed with the work of derailing and rerouting it in the opposite direction.

This doesn’t mean we lose our drive; rather, it signifies that our drive is realigned with a life based on experiencing Meaning and feeling purposeful.

Ambition will now be fuelled by our Source of being, rather than by ego.

Heading back to our natural Source puts us on track to a way of life that supports the potential wholeness that we are.

Here are 3 benefits of changing our life direction and making the return trip from Ambition to Meaning:

1.     Ego’s repetitious insistence to do and have more becomes less attractive.

Changing direction from a less-than-authentic existence to an authentic one doesn’t mean that we’re no longer able to attract abundance and prosperity, or that we lose our desire to be productive.

It does mean that we feel the natural bliss of being tuned in to our wholeness.

We begin to shift from doing more to doing less.

On the journey back to our original nature, we do more of what the recovery movement teaches in that we “let go and let God.”

Without pressuring ourselves to achieve at all costs, we attain the wondrous position of accomplishing more, and we ultimately feel more significance in our life.

We begin to shun the spotlight and function more from the shadows.

Our Source of being says that humility should be our primary focus.

But for years, ego has been effectively convincing us that we must focus on acquiring a reputation for being an ambitious person.

Imagine the difficulty ego has when we begin practising this kind of radical humility.

2.     A belief in unity replaces our belief in separation.

Our Source of being tells us that we’re all connected, so we start feeling less competitive — our desire to dominate is replaced by compassion, and controlling others is no longer appealing.

All conflicts, be they in our personal life or the larger world, stem from heading away from our Source of being.

3.   We begin realizing that we’re connected in Spirit to everything we perceive to be missing from our life.

When we head in the direction of where we reconnect to our Source of being, the journey is typified by an alignment in which we think and act like the Tao that flows everywhere.

As we move in this direction, there’s no possibility of shortage or lack.

We become content and grateful for all that we have.

We begin trusting the wisdom that created us.

We abandon the material ego focus and can no longer see ourselves as separate from God.

As we become one with our Source, we begin the realignment process, thinking and contemplating more like God.”

~ Dr Wayne Dyer

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