02-16-2011, 12:00 AM
"Conscious awareness" ---now that's our task---neither negative or positive---it simply IS. And how do we get around all of the things that engage us from every possible angle so that we are not longer engaged with the only worthwhile thing to do: live each and every moment as though it is our last."
For me, the best way is to silence the internal dialog. I know we can't do it all the time. But to sit for a while and do it, especially do it when one feels the FI using pleasure/pain tactics you talked about, when you are aware of what its doing then a good combat against it is simply silence and voicing the intent of "no permission", because we didn't ask for this mind, it was given to us, but we can send it away with our intent. I do believe DJ was right that we accumulate inner silence this way.
For me, the best way is to silence the internal dialog. I know we can't do it all the time. But to sit for a while and do it, especially do it when one feels the FI using pleasure/pain tactics you talked about, when you are aware of what its doing then a good combat against it is simply silence and voicing the intent of "no permission", because we didn't ask for this mind, it was given to us, but we can send it away with our intent. I do believe DJ was right that we accumulate inner silence this way.