Effortless Being

you functioned less from effortless being and your intuition, and you eventually became mind-predominant.

Know that by remaining as what you are, and neutrally witnessing the thoughts and emotions that arise, you are freeing up energy that has been used to maintain identification with the mind.

Utilizing fear-based intelligence is how most people have come to operate, and that intelligence will search forever for its purpose and happiness.

Even if the body appears to be expressing an emotion, like anger or frustration, or if there is pain, notice that there is just awareness of sensations arising. Anger, sadness, and even pain are no more than concepts. It is possible to notice intense sensations without making them personal, and therefore without suffering.

When you emulate qualities that are more closely aligned with your true nature and loving intelligence, you are more able to recognize and decline the invitations of the mind.

the seeking is always for the same thing: to know one’s true nature.

Perhaps there are some concepts that need more focused attention, but for the most part, there should be a shift from being focused on the content of life, to becoming more interested in that which is aware.

Remember the mind is simply a collection of concepts. What you are, infinite being, is concept-less, time-less, attribute-less.

Right now, and in any given moment, there is only awareness. You can wake up and notice this each morning. There is awareness of the light coming through the window, awareness of the duvet on the body, awareness of the sound of birds chirping outside. Even if there are disturbing thoughts and emotions, you aren’t doing anything to create them. Ther