Does Separating from the Thoughts Mean No Thoughts?

Does Separating from the Thoughts Mean No Thoughts? – (2541)

Answer: No!

When we have arrived at separation from one or another ego we can actually see and hear the thought being elaborated and we are not bothered by it...

Separation does not mean to slam shut the mind. This actually makes things much worse for us. Serene separation is so much better!!!

We maintain our observing distance (our separation) and we see and hear all of the thoughts without it causing the compulsion to act, or think more, or feel something intense or cause in us fear or any other kind of large emotional disturbance.

This is the start of freedom. It is not death of the ego yet but it a big way there.

If we slap quiet our thoughts they will simply persist and we don't get to observe them for any new details and we do not get to feel the freedom of separation.

Actually slapping our thoughts quiet makes the mind rebel because something within us, perhaps the mind itself, knows that by us slapping our thoughts quiet means that we are actually worried by the thoughts and so the mind persists in throwing these thoughts into our mind so that we can look at them and find out what bothers us so much. It is also mental violence (poor mind getting so many slaps)!

When we are separate from the thoughts and we observe them passively without identification the mind gets the message that really and truly this 'guy' is dying and so it sees it pointless to persist in throwing up thought after thought.

End (2541).

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