Dear Ones,
What do we do, after knowing
the 4 stages of coloring of EGO ??
· Notice the stage of
individual thoughts: We want to observe our thinking process
often, in a gentle, non-judging way, noticing the stage of the coloring of
thought patterns. It can be great fun, not just hard work. The mind is quite
amusing the way that it so easily and quickly goes here and there, both
internally and through the senses seeking out and reacting to the objects of
desire.
· Train the mind about
coloring: An extremely important part of attenuating, or reducing the
coloring of the colored thought pattern is to train the mind that
this coloring is going to bring nothing but further trouble.
(It means
training the mind that, "This is not useful!" This simple
training is the beginning of attenuating the coloring (The process
starts with observing, but then moves on to attenuating. It is similar to
training a small child; it all begins by labeling and saying what is useful and not
useful. Note that this is not a moral judgment as to what is
good or bad. It is more like saying whether it is more useful to go left or
right when taking a journey.)
· Often, we are stuck in a
cycle: Often in life, we find that the colored thought
patterns move between active and separated stages, and then back to active.
They go in a cycle between these two. Either they are actively causing
challenges, or we are able to get some distance from them, like taking a vacation.
· Break the cycle: However,
it is possible that we may never really attenuate them when
engaged in such a cycle, let alone get the colorings down into
seed form, when we are stuck in this cycle. It is important to be aware of
this possibility, so that we can intentionally pursue the process of weakening
the strength of the coloring.
Hari Aum Tatsat
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