Praise For The Human Mind

[Lorraine Hancock]

Humanity lays claim to a physical mind that it does not have, and
cannot be found anywhere in the body.
It is a mistaken belief that the mind is located within the physical
body. The mind is that part of our personality which gives us
individuality and conscious thought. Awareness and reason comes from
the conscious mind. The mind however, can never be found.
Many people believe the mind is located in the brain-it is not! The
brain is just a processor-it processes sensory information from the
rest of the body. The mind is separate from the body, and is a
collective mind-it is shared by all things-it is the "One Mind."
Ego is the individualized personality, and is a designated part of the
"One Mind" that is uniquely yours. The collective egos are the
external sensors of the "one mine," which creates all relative
circumstance that we experience. It is powerful, omniscient,
omnipotent and omnipresent. Mind is all that there is-your body is an
illusion. Mind cannot be created nor destroyed, but the body can loose
the connection with the mind.
Most adults will stop exercising their individuality or connection
with mind at about age thirty. As humans, most of us rely on what we
have learned in the first 30 years to carry us through the next 30.
As with the lack of physical exercise, the connection to the mind
slowly becomes cut off at a conscious level when we stop asking
questions and squelch our natural curiosity. Many find it difficult to
think about anything other than what we are doing in the present. We
give up asking questions and rely on the experts-politicians, parents,
teachers, gurus and clergy to give us answers. We find it easier to
complain about circumstances rather than come up with solutions
ourselves. Because we gave up our power to the experts when we stopped
thinking, we feel we no longer have any input or power over our lives.
The power of thought is manifested through the spoken word. If our
words are not spoken-they have no power. If you don't tell me how you
feel, there is little chance that your circumstances will change about
that feeling. If you don't speak about what you are thinking, there is
little chance that your thoughts will evolve. All thoughts lead to
other thoughts when new information is added. All thoughts of the one
mind are shared, but are cut off when the ego stops thinking or
exercising its individuality.
The individual has absolute control of its circumstances when it is in
contact with the "One Mind." The dance is re-choreographed, and all
parts of the mind agree to participate in the new steps. A single new
thought is felt throughout the entire collective mind, because that is
how the "One Mind" evolves. That is how it experiences itself-one
individual at a time. It is the sum of its individual thoughts. It
moves from the unilateral experience of "I am," to an evolved
experience of "I am this," or "I am that."
The ego has a difficult time dealing with anything but physical
reality, because it sees itself as physical. It lives within the
illusion Mind has created. Because the mind is not physical, it cannot
experience the physical realm. The body is a vehicle controlled by the
ego to render a physical experience to a thought. All physical
experiences are thoughts-expressed. They are symbols of the thought
that created them.
In order to tap into the resources of the collective mind, we must
start thinking again. We must begin to not only ask questions, but
come up with our own solutions-whether they are realized or not.
Thought provokes more thought and evolves into solutions that serve
the entire collective and ego.
Awareness of the power of our own mind brings new freedom and
experiences that we have never experienced before. If only we would
realize that we are creating all the circumstances of our present
experience in physical life, we would realize that we can change it
all with just a thought. With power comes responsibility, and with
more responsibility comes more power. Power is never given-it is
taken! Someone may offer you power-but it is not yours until you take
it.
If you perceive your life as difficult-change your thoughts about it
first. Begin to see it as enjoyable and you will begin to experience
it as enjoyable. If you don't like your present circumstance-use your
imagination to experience something else, and it will become manifest.
It is your mind that is creating your experience. Not God, not your
partner, not your boss nor anyone else. Take the responsibility for it
and you will not find yourself waiting for someone else to change it.
In the time that you will spend on your knees begging for change, you
will have already created it.
Most of us do not dwell in an area of awareness that allows us to snap
our fingers and create change. So we do it in small steps and we begin
with the very first thought to make change. Moving to a different area
of experience begins when you take the first step.
The more you practice change, the easier and faster it comes to you.
Exercise your individuality-exercise your mind and move away from a
life of compliance, apathy and powerlessness. If it is not the status
quo that brings fulfillment into your life-then dare to think about
something else-know always that it is you that is creating either.
Can you imagine?