Breaking Free from the Illusions of the Mind: Why Believing Your Thoughts Leads to Suffering and Disappointment

Thoughts are fleeting impressions, born out of the mind's endless engagement with memory, imagination, and interpretation. They are like clouds passing through the sky—transient, insubstantial, and often misleading. Yet, many of us grant them the power of truth, believing thought as though it holds some undeniable reality about ourselves, others, or the world.

3 min read image Meister Eckhart

The Illusion of the Knower - The Silent Awareness Beyond Knowing - The Trap of Identifying with the Knower - Nondual Experience: Beyond Knowing and Not Knowing - Living Without the Knower - The Eternal Witness

3min read Image Hafez

You are not the body, not the mind, not the roles you play. You are the awareness in which all these arise and fade. Have the firm conviction that you are pure Consciousness, and rest in the infinite peace that this understanding brings.

2 min read image Sri Aurobindo

Recognizing the "doer" as a mental invention opens the door to freedom. Without the weight of personal authorship, one becomes less burdened by guilt, pride, or regret. Actions are seen as part of the natural order, arising spontaneously from the conditions of the moment. This understanding fosters a profound sense of peace and a connection to the whole of existence.

3 min read - Image Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Life is a multidimensional happening—a dynamic event unfolding simultaneously on all levels and states, and this in no time.

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Image Gurdjieff

When you recognise yourself in one single breath, you got a glimpse of your true nature. But in the moment of making it ours, it is lost.

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Image Gangaji

The experience of transcendence connects us with the timeless essence of life, allowing us to move beyond the ordinary flow of time and into a state of eternal presence.

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Image Idries Shah

When we experience the love of life deeply in our hearts, doubt and confusion vanish like dew at dawn. This is the structure of reality: lower forms of existence have no power to withstand the higher ones.

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Image: Lahiri Mahasaya (1828-1895), Yogi and Guru from India - Public domain