In this 58-minute video, we explore if our thinking minds might get in the way of some higher source of knowledge which we may label as nature or divinity – which, if we could access it, might be an excellent source of calmness, inspiration and motivation.
There is a section exploring how science may restrict itself by examining events as discrete occurrences rather than seeing each event in the context of the environment it resides within.
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I have called this video – Is there a powerful and intrinsic knowledge hidden beneath the incessant thoughts our egoic brains offer us?
I guess another way of saying that is – how might we become brave enough to stop listening to our thoughts and take actions (that will be good for our life) and accept what happens from those actions – knowing they were in our best interest, regardless of what outcome occurs?
Because – what if the anxious stories our brain offers us that are self-limiting, self- abusive and fearful? – What if they are not true?
Or we might say, what if they are not the whole truth – because who knows what you are capable of – until you try?
So, in this video, I will attempt to explain something that I know to be true (because I have experienced it), as have many people I know (and respect), but I can’t prove it to you – because it was only my subjective experience.
However, I can show you the process I went through that facilitated this subjective experience, so if you wish to explore if this will work for you, you’ll have some guidance.
Might it be that nature, the Godliverse, Divinity or some other intelligent energy – guides (or influences us) from beneath our conditioned human thinking brain?
It’s like the map of consciousness that I have been referring to in recent videos. As you move up through nature’s energy levels by changing how you interact with life and become less fearful, nature can now provide you with more powerful opportunities (as you can now handle them).
It’s as if there is a wonderfully symbiotic relationship between the animal, its environment and consciousness, which seems to be the invisible field of energy that links everything together.
I have grown to learn that, inherently, we have far more access to knowledge, competencies and unfulfilled potential – than we were ever taught – or that our egoic mind could even believe to be possible.
Something happened to me as I moved up through the levels – it’s like suddenly, new parts of my brain were just switched on, and things that used to be a problem just became recontextualised and could be seen from a new, less stressful perspective.
For example, as the content of my behaviour changed by learning to self-validate and be kind to myself, the context of that situation adjusted, whereby I intrinsically reduced worrying about what other people thought of me, and I stopped taking things personally.
It was as if my old five-sense perception of the world had expanded to include surprising new subtle, nuanced senses concerning energy, love, care and common sense actions which would (often) fly in the face of what was considered logical and normal – but made sense in more practical ways.
Perhaps the point I am trying to make is…
When I was (unknowingly) trapped in the lower energy levels of depression, anxiety, anger and pride – somehow, my mind became overwhelmed with thinking, worrying, blaming others or belittling myself.
And that worrying cycle was NOT broken by thinking more or believing those thoughts – it was escaped by altering my perspectives, not listening to my thoughts and taking new, more positive and life-affirming actions.
Because as I have said from day one of this course, – “You can’t think your way out of anxiety, as it is a condition of overthinking, a fear of emotions and the trap of believing the brain’s negative stories.”
So, the basic concept of this video is. Are logic, reason (and our egoic intellect) taking us further away from common sense and our connection with nature, which we experience through its energetic field we naturally inhabit?
So, let me share with you what happened as I stopped identifying with my mind and all its thinking-ness through meditation, experimentation, and trusting what my mentors had told me about their experiences.
Slowly a profound new realisation arose – that I (hardly) needed to think to make decisions – I just needed to know in which direction I wanted to proceed – which of course, were my intentions for life, and they would silently guide my decisions.
Babies don’t think but still make decisions; insects and animals don’t think but still make decisions; they seem to follow their healthy senses, instinct, energy fields and intuition – which naturally take them towards what is good for them and away from what is not.
Now, in the beginning, I struggled hugely with this concept of stopping being addicted to my brain’s thoughts or my ego’s desperate need to analyse and control everything.
I remember being on a meditation retreat – and five minutes before the leader was due to give a lecture, I asked him what the talk would be about, and he said, “How would I know until I start speaking?”
I said, “Don’t play games with me; what’s the topic?” And he just smiled and said, “I don’t know yet; I don’t need to think about it; something will come to me.” He continued, “John, when will you realise that speaking just happens by itself when you need it?”