Reinforcement of Habits and The White Elephant: A Solution
Memory is the retention of experience in the mind in the form of impressions and held in the energy field of the mindbody in the bone structure
Ordinarily, when the mind is directed outward toward the sense objects, the impressions formed in the mind only serve to reinforce our habits and thought patterns that keep us identified with the external world
We tend to see the world in the same way we have always seen it Hence our world view is comfortingly maintained because we see it as the way we want to see it
Quieting the mind is a way of detaching from our world views and being able then to stare down the noise of our white elephants(0ur fears whatever they may be)
There are many ways to quiet the mind Believe it or not, nutrition can be a vehicle to quiet the mind How can this be? It's related to the fact that the mind and body are intimately spliced If there is turbulence in the body there will be guaranteed turbulence in the mind
Turbulence in the mind is not a quiet mind And there are many habits that we create for ourselves that do not nourish a quiet mind and nutrition is one of them
So next time you notice a particularly busy mind, look at what you ate and see if it's on your no list!
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