This article is based on the original note on nostr. (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays, is a simple, open protocol that enables global, decentralised, and censorship-resistant social media.)
We have a body, but I am not my body…
My body has a mind, but I am not my mind…
My mind has thoughts, but I am not my thoughts…
When We realise the above, this can change everything. I become the witnessing presence that observes everything, for I am not the thinking mind that is doing the thinking, or the emotional body that is doing the feeling. I am the observer, or witness, of my physical experiences.
Of course it goes without saying that We must always remain fully responsibility and in control of our behaviours (actions), but appropriate behaviour (right action) arises from appropriate (right) thinking and appropriate (right) feeling.
With a little practice, like meditation, We can begin to create a “gap” between our thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and the one observing, or witnessing, the thoughts, feelings and behaviours. This allows us to take a moment when thoughts and feelings arise, to view them, and to then consciously choose how We act, or We simply let them pass without chasing after them…
For this too shall pass…