The Untethered Soul

Eventually you will see that the real cause of problems is not life itself. It’s the commotion the mind makes about life that really causes problems.

If you’re hearing it talk, it’s obviously not you. You are the one who hears the voice. You are the one who notices that it’s talking.

Most of the talking is just a waste of time and energy. The truth is that most of life will unfold in accordance with forces far outside your control, regardless of what your mind says about it.

When energy builds up inside, you want to do something about it. That voice talks because you’re not okay inside, and talking releases energy.

The bottom line is, you’ll never be free of problems until you are free from the part within that has so many problems.

Once you clearly see the disturbed part, then ask, “Who is it that sees this? Who notices this inner disturbance?”

The only real solution is to take the seat of witness consciousness and completely change your frame of reference.

You will not be able to solve anything outside until you own how the situation affects you inside.

In other words, you perceive yourself as these objects. You think you are the sum of your learned experiences.

If you make lists of how the world must be for you to open, you have limited your openness to those conditions. Better to be open no matter what.

You are allowing your mind to create triggers that open and close you. Let go of that. Dare to be different. Enjoy all of life.

Remember, if you love life, nothing is worth closing over. Nothing, ever, is worth closing your heart over.

You simply learn how to release the tendency for getting drawn into the energy. The root is where the consciousness is aware of the pull of these energies.

If you can be free even though you’re having these kinds of feelings, then you’re really free—because there will always be something.

Your definitions of desirable and undesirable, as well as good and bad, all come about because you have defined how things need to be in order for you to be okay.

Getting involved in the darkness does not dispel darkness; it feeds it. Don’t even turn toward it.

You are the one who is trying to use the analytical mind to protect yourself from the natural unfolding of life.