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How amazing is your mind? Can you read this? Olny srmat poelpe can. At frist, I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. Tihs sowhs us the phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the only iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! The mind is very powerful and amazing. It has powers beyond my imagination. In my teachings, I mostly look to go beyond the mind, to try and see reality as it is without the shades of colors, which the mind adds to it. At times however, it seems nice that the mind sees things the way it wants to. That's how I can read this. But, at the same time, more than anything, this shows us how conditioned we already are. Our practice is to be aware of when we act out of a conditioning, and unless it serves us, like in the example above, or to know that fire is hot, we need to develop a beginners mind, a baby's mind, a mind that is completely open to experience life in its most natural form. One tool I find to be very liberating is dance. In Zen dance for example, we allow the dancer to drop away, our mind that tells us what to do, what is right, or be self conscious. Who is this self we are conscious of anyway? I invite you to explore the life through a clear lens, the true lens of experience. We have practiced this through some photography techniques, and will explore more ways in the Mexico retreat - The road to freedom. Freedom of the mind, freedom from the mind.
"The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking." --Albert Einstein Disclaimer: The information on this website is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. Materials and products presented on this site are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. ©2008- 2011 Doron Hanoch |
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