Coming Home: Uncovering the Foundations of Psychological Well-being

How do I know if my intuition is coming from wisdom, and not from my ego? Intuition that comes from wisdom has a certain feeling to it. Intuition arises naturally when our minds are clear and we are not engaged in our personal thinking. It comes fresh and it often has an element of surprise to it. The quality of the feeling lacks tension and is pos

However, if you can see that they are only thoughts and you refuse to put life into them, they are harmless.

Our free will allows us to take our attention off of what we are thinking about. Free will is like the steering wheel on a car.

Trying to be special, different, or better requires a lot of effort and thinking. It is based on dissatisfaction with your self, and such effortful thinking now adds stress to your dissatisfaction. Realizing the Principles allows you to accept the perfection of how you are at each moment.

When your thoughts quiet down, and you start to feel better, that’s the feeling that you are looking for. When it is ego, it often feels like excitement and your thinking starts to race with all of the things that you think you should be doing. It’s a high-energy feeling, as opposed to the calm, quiet knowing

When you are being guided by wisdom, you just know what to do and when to do it. The right feelings and words show up spontaneously. Decisions come to mind effortlessly. Healthy behavior happens. You just intuitively know what to do. You naturally find yourself being kind and loving.

Feelings are just passing thoughts. You can’t prevent thoughts from coming into your head. When you see your feelings as friendly and useful, you can use them as a guiding system that opens your mind to new thinking. So you don’t have to do anything when you don’t feel good. Left to their own devices, feelings change naturally anyway.

I do not ask anyone to ignore their past experiences. This would be denial, and denial is not a healthy state. Instead, seek a clearer understanding of the past; realize that the negative feelings and emotions from past traumatic experiences are no longer true. They are merely memories, a collection of old, stale thoughts.

If you look back on your life you can have a sense that who you are has always existed. You sense that what you call “you” was always there having all of the thoughts, feelings, and experiences that you had. Your being has always been here throughout your life.