Beyond the Problem-Making Mind

I noticed after I wrote Today's Daily Lightwave #dailylightwave that it's closely related to the often referenced idea of Albert Einstein, "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." The tricky point about this is that most of us (myself included) would argue that we're not creating our problems because problems appear as things that happen to us rather than projections of our own beliefs. So the first tendency is to try to fix the problem rather than the projection. Kind of like running to the movie screen to solve a problem that originates with the movie projector. The point of practice becomes, at first appearance of a problem, to entertain the notion that perhaps it's not what it seems to be. This immediately turns focus inward to thought (the projector) rather than to sense objects (the movie screen). From this place the problem-making mechanism of the mind can be transcended rather than indulged in.

I like to think of it like this - in the same way that water can take the form of steam, ice, or liquid, thought can be expressed mentally, emotionally, or physically. The mental and emotional aspects of thought are easy to accept, but when it comes to the physical it's harder for most of us to grasp, trained as we are to believe that the physical senses take in an objective reality. We can start to notice this in little ways by paying attention to how thought affects the body. For instance, what happens in your body when you're afraid, angry, excited, peaceful, etc. Every state of the body can be linked to a conscious or unconscious belief. And this understanding has huge ramifications in learning the art of self healing. A recent, dramatic example of this is found in the experience of Anita Moorjani who was dying from cancer. All of her organs had stopped working, she was in a coma, and through what has been labeled a near death experience (though I think it's more accurate to call it a "near Life experience), her consciousness shifted in such a way that her body had to reflect it back to her. She's completely well today and using her experience to live an expansive life of service. This is one among many examples dating back to ancient times of how inseparable body and belief are. Things like this also prove that all things really are possible to elevated consciousness.

If you're reading this I hope you'll begin to challenge the notion that any problem is beyond repair. From that place you will be guided to whatever is needed to transcend any given phase of belief.