How do you do?

The Brits got this one right!

In modern American society, we are far too concerned with WHAT we do. "What are you up to?" "What's going on?" "Whatcha doin?"

Far more important, from a non-dualistic perspective, is HOW we do things. In earth life, we can't avoid doing things. Even a yogi sitting in a cave on a mountain in a deep meditative trance is still doing stuff.

But, as you are doing things each day, what is your state of mind? How do you feel? Are you joyous, peaceful, innocent? Or are you angry, depressed, upset, resentful, defensive, or fearful?Our state of mind tells us much about the choices our mind has made. Remember, our mind is outside of time and space; I'm not talking about our brain here. Our mind has projected this world and universe from a thought of separation, an erroneous assumption that we can make differentiation and individuation be a reality. When our mind buys into that thought system, the feelings that are reflected here are all the negative ones listed above. However, when our mind chooses Oneness, glimpses of peace slip into our consciousness. We reflect innocence rather than guilt. We reflect abundance rather than scarcity. We reflect the eternal rather than the temporal.

It's difficult (at first) to see yourself and your life as EFFECT rather than CAUSE. Don't fight it. Just keep swimming. Just do all you can to keep an open mind and consider other ways of seeing. (After all, you just read this blog posting, didn't you? Can you feature that reading and considering these ideas was a decision that was made by your mind outside of time and reflected here by your reading this?)