We have the ability to distract ourselves from materialism.
We have the ability to limit our time on the internet - we have that strength!
We have the ability for "meta thinking" - think about WHAT you are thinking.
This is cognitive behavior therapy, except it's an ANCIENT concept. It is said that we have 6,000 thoughts per day - often simply REACTIONS. This is not good, especially if we are simply reacting to TikTok or News. It is possible to be DELIBERATE and have some WILL POWER and focus our attention on things that merit our mind's focus and deepen our understanding.
It is worthwhile to have a FIXED TIME each day for deliberate STUDY of religion and philosophy.
It is worthwhile to train oneself to remove as much NEGATIVITY as one can, and rid oneself of FEAR, even justifiable fear. It is worthwhile to learn how to calm one's mind and quiet one's thoughts. Eventually one will understand what the ancient mystics revealed: that thinking in a positive, unfearful way actually shifts reality - our thoughts place us in a mental space that allows us to align with a specific flow Divine energy and channel it into our world.
One can deepen one's imagination. If one seeks to maintain an empowering and transformative consciousness throughout the day, every day, and know the innate spiritual sense of one's soul, one must eliminate some of the distractions of modern life. Arizal, the famed Kabbalist, said meditation is more beneficial for the soul than studying, and seclusion meditation is a good. Through meditation, study and imagining, one gains a deeper perspective of reality, and through eliminating dumb
distractions one can create a deeper experience of real life.
We have the ability to distract ourselves from materialism.
We have the ability to limit our time on the internet - we have that strength!
We have the ability for "meta thinking" - think about WHAT you are thinking.
This is cognitive behavior therapy, except it's an ANCIENT concept. It is said that we have 6,000 thoughts per day - often simply REACTIONS. This is not good, especially if we are simply reacting to TikTok or News. It is possible to be DELIBERATE and have some WILL POWER and focus our attention on things that merit our mind's focus and deepen our understanding.
It is worthwhile to have a FIXED TIME each day for deliberate STUDY of religion and philosophy.
It is worthwhile to train oneself to remove as much NEGATIVITY as one can, and rid oneself of FEAR, even justifiable fear. It is worthwhile to learn how to calm one's mind and quiet one's thoughts. Eventually one will understand what the ancient mystics revealed: that thinking in a positive, unfearful way actually shifts reality - our thoughts place us in a mental space that allows us to align with a specific flow Divine energy and channel it into our world.
One can deepen one's imagination. If one seeks to maintain an empowering and transformative consciousness throughout the day, every day, and know the innate spiritual sense of one's soul, one must eliminate some of the distractions of modern life. Arizal, the famed Kabbalist, said meditation is more beneficial for the soul than studying, and seclusion meditation is a good. Through meditation, study and imagining, one gains a deeper perspective of reality, and through eliminating dumb
distractions one can create a deeper experience of real life.