Witnessing the mind

Buddha was one of twelve enlightened humans living in the past 3000 years. Buddha left no teachings; he was teaching with his wordless presence; he was not a healer or philosopher. He was not a founder of anything. Ignorant followers created 32 Buddhist schools with a great number of practices. None of these schools and practices would ever help you to happiness, fulfillment, and freedom, as they were created by the unaware. It reminds you once again: the sooner you become your best and only teacher, the sooner you will understand there have never been valuable teachings and teachers, and the sooner you will find the Truth.

Witnessing the mind and loving yourself is all you need to become your best teacher and doctor. It will bring you to an understanding of the world's spiritual fraud. It is also beneficial in everyday life because it sets us up in the present moment and leads to natural mind control. The key word here is Natural. Witnessing the mind can be done only in the present. When witnessing becomes your natural state, there will be no more effort. A silent intuitive part of the mind would watch the emotional thinking process (ETP) naturally leading you to be in the present, live each present moment completely, and fully enjoy every instant. Thus, by mastering witnessing the mind, you will also realize another secret of life: letting the future take care of itself.

Inner progress can be made when you master witnessing the mind and unconditionally love yourself. There is a difference between witnessing and watching the mind. In the beginning, we are watching the mind, a process that can involve some emotions. As you progress, watching turns into a calm (emotionless) witnessing, and you become fit to the following description of Hui Neng (95% energy level):

In your contact with all types of men, ignore the faults of others. Be indifferent to their merit or demerit, good or evil. For such an attitude accords with the imperturbability of the essence of Mind.

Being indifferent means having no strenuous thoughts and emotions. There is no such thing as indifference. When it is used, the word indifference is used to cover hidden negativity.

How amazingly timely things happen when we let them happen and let the future take care of itself. We let it happen when we are loving and peaceful, when our energy level is high and love leads us. Download song Let it Be by the Beatles and play it all day on background. It has high energy and a great message, which you may not be able to capture immediately. Everyone I met can be categorized as a loving or not loving person. I saw loving people have fewer problems. They are content, accepting, and patient because their energy level is high. People, who have been denied Love in their childhood and did not rediscover it in their adult life, have low energy levels; they are irritable, impatient, often getting angry, and have no contentment.

The resistance of The Code of Life is the resistance of Love. The limited mind has been our guide for such a long time. It made us a subject to itself. It does not want to give up control, for it trusts nothing but itself. One reason the mind resists choosing Love's guidance is our thinking habit: we love to think and hate it when the mind keeps thinking on its own and we cannot control it. When our energy level is high, Love communicates its message via intuition – another wonder to the limited mind.

When our energy level is high, we naturally, effortlessly, let the future take care of itself. The idea of the future taking care of itself seems strange to the persons caught up in their limited minds. With low energy, the mind becomes obsessed with trying to exert control over the uncontrollable.

A drop of the sea carries within it all the sea. Each present moment has within it all life. It is forever old because it holds our entire past. It is forever young as it looks forward to the future. When the negative subconscious past is gone, our energy level rises, we live each present moment completely, let the future take care of itself, and experience life's wholeness.

Society teaches pushing and striving, which is the only thing left to do when the energy level is low. There is a big difference between using force and applying strength. When the energy level is high, society is left behind, and it can no longer influence us. Force is of the ego, while strength is of Love. Mastering others requires force, says the Tao (140% energy level). Mastering the self needs strength.

Watch the mind without reacting to thoughts and feelings, as if you are watching someone else's mind or watching the train passing by. It is simple. Consistently remind yourself of the watching. Soon you will notice how gaps of quiet in between your thoughts increase. Watch the mind until watching becomes as effortless as breathing. By this time, you will know your mind well.

Raise your energy level, and with practice, the mind will begin to witness itself without any effort. You will effortlessly and instantly let go/transform into Love any negative thought and emotion. It is that simple: decide to watch and continue watching, watching, and watching, that is all.

Learning how to watch the mind may be likened to riding a bicycle. It seems very difficult to ride on two wheels until we begin to practice. Once we learn how to ride, it becomes natural; we never think about it again. It is the same as witnessing the mind. First, it seems a strange and difficult thing to do. As you begin practicing, the ease and benefits of witnessing become manifest.

Always remain in the present. No matter what is happening in your inner and outer world, stay in the present moment. Do not follow your mind's movement to the past or future. Just watch it. There is a big difference between daydreaming and witnessing the mind.

For example, nostalgia is negative because it makes you idle in the past. It also adds a sort of "sweet sadness" to the experience and makes you regret or enjoy some things you did. When you are witnessing nostalgia, it will show what needs to be transformed into Love. When your energy level is high, witnessing alone will dissolve nostalgia.

The mind is naturally empty, and only when it remains empty, without grasping and rejecting, can it respond to natural things without prejudice. It should be like a river gorge with a swan flying overhead. The river has no desire to retain the swan, yet its passing is traced by its shadow without any omission. Another example: a mirror will reflect things perfectly, whether beautiful or ugly. It never refuses to show a thing; nor does it retain it after it is gone. The mind should be as open as this.

Ling-Ching-His (191% energy level)

Your mind will naturally open at a 100% Intel-Star energy level.