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“AS AWARENESS AWAKENS, THOUGHT GRADUALLY LOSES ITS OVERWHELMING POWER.”

By keeping attention turned inward, as awareness—recognizing the thoughts and emotions awareness unconsciously identifies as “me” or “mine,” awareness ceases to be constantly swayed by them, regardless of their nature; simultaneously, the volume of the “voice of thought,” for instance, begins to subside.

Even so, in the early stages, awareness will likely find itself frequently becoming immersed in thoughts and emotions before awareness even realizes it.

Yet, the very act of noticing this “unconsciousness” naturally deepens awakening and insight.

In other words, by seeing through to the root of these thoughts and emotions every time awareness realize that it’s unconsciously immersed in them, the limitations imposed by the concepts of “me” and “mine”—which are unnecessary for pure presence—inevitably fall away (the illusory narrative of the “self” is dismantled and dissolved). Consequently, reality as it truly is begins to reveal its authentic nature more clearly.

This makes it increasingly easy to rest in the present moment, without indulging in self-pity or treating others as perpetrators or uncooperative figures (separation and division).

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When thoughts and emotions feel particularly urgent—threatening to pull you into a reflexive reaction before awareness even recognizes—ask oneself the following questions with great care (even if the reaction has already occurred):

“Where did that thought or emotion come from?”
“To whom did it come?”

However, do not attempt to formulate an answer (thinking about it will not reveal the truth); instead, make sure to take time to steady breathing and focus entirely on looking inward for self-observation and self-inquiry.

The factual answer is that it arises “from the past” and comes “to the ‘me’ (the ego or false self).” However, until awareness can clearly perceive this through the clarity of innermost stillness, remember that those quiet moments to observe and inquiry—even if painful—are the most precious and vital practice as pure presence; by being utterly honest with oneself during this time, awareness comes to align with true nature.

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Thoughts are not meant to control or overwhelm you; rather, they are to be utilized through the awareness.

When—through self-observation and self-inquiry rooted in the clarity of innermost stillness—awareness perceives what truly needs to be done in the present moment, awareness uses thoughts to organize the necessary steps (such as determining what can be done right now or establishing priorities) and translate that insight into action.

However, when awareness are caught in the misidentification of oneself with the narrative of “me,” it becomes too easy to be immersed in becoming desperate to change the world and people or fixate on thoughts like “people should be a certain way.”

In truth, such immersion in thought is actually a denial of reality as it is—a rejection of the natural law of impermanence that functions perfectly in the “now”—and amount to nothing more than resisting “what is.”

Underlying this are attachments to the narrative of the “I” as ego, which is illusory, unresolved pain, a desire for control, and—beyond that—a craving for the validation the “I” imagine it might receive from others.

Do not merely think about these facts; perceive them clearly through the light of awareness.

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Raw Reality always manifests as the result of pratītyasamutpāda—dependent origination—arising from an unfathomable convergence of causes and conditions.

When you as the “I” resist a reality that has already come to pass, what exactly do you expect to change?

In reality, aren’t you simply being buffeted by suffering as engaging in the utterly absurd struggle to fight against a reality with obsession to change, which already happens, that refuses to go your way—rather than anything on the outside actually changing?

Stop trying to judge people or the world (including oneself) or control these things; simply see through them with the clarity of awareness.

When awareness sees through them, awareness will spontaneously remember its composure and openness of unconditinal love. (OM 🙏)