My bible of thinking 'Paul Brunton's The secret Path':When you sit down in your comfortable chair and calm down after a hectic day; close your eyes and breath deeply and you may begin the exciting travel into yourself, to explore in depth what you really are.... and that is the point of it all; really think what you are: What is me? How does me exist? and where does it go..At the beginning it is difficult to understand what Paul Brunton is talking about, but it all comes clear if you read further.
The key of thinking is to think slowly; It is vital to slow your wondering brain and concentrate, so think slow. Next, think about words; it is crusial to be able to form a right wording to your thoughts. It keeps your thinking clear and precious. What do you think also needs a properly structured sentence and rightly chosen words. Then you may begin:
First of all listen how your mind works. You see; you have a stream of random thoughts. Try to imagine that other people can hear all your thoughts as a sentences. Ask yourself: 'Who thinks like that?' Now try to understand as an outsider 'who is that thinker'? The 'who' is 'me'. 'Me' sleeps, wakes up, works and speaks. What is in us that we call 'me'? Those of you who believe that everything is material or matter, may say that this is my body and 'me' was born at the same time that I entered here from the wound. This believe ends when I die. Some people believe that 'me' exist after death and therefor it is a spiritual. If we can define what is 'me' and the relationship with the body, we can investigate our visible persona and visible 'me'.
In daily basis we have a random thoughs. If we patiently investigate them, we can put words and sentences in place and start to understand who we are, what is our ego, what is 'me' and how other people see it.
'I am' means I am alive at this moment of time. ...here is the but: ...we can't be surethat when our body is gone ' I am'does not exist anymore. There is no proof for one way or another.
Now I am, but when my body weakens, I'll get ill or I'll get stronger or when my body is just changing; the question emerges: what is happening to 'me'. The mind is a big factor in 'I am'. If the mind is healthy is 'me' stronger or weaker? If the mind is ill, is 'me' or 'I am' weaker or stronger.. You can only find that out by exercising your thinking process.
People usually know what they mean and what they think; however interpretation of that 'others are' is changing accordingly. That depends upon what the other person thinks and believes. When I tell you what I think; you don't hear it as such. You hear what I am saying according to your own thinking processes and your own believes.. This is so interesting; We 'read' each other's differently... This is because we want to hear what we want to hear, not necessary what is said....
I leave this story here.. If you like to explore this more, read "Paul Brunton, Secret Path"....
I carry on reading........................
