The Illusion of Choice
It's An Illusion
I've been writing recently, a lot about beliefs, and how everyone has a choice on what they believe. But then I started to wonder why, I continued to choose beliefs that didn't serve me, even if it's only for a few days. I then realized that the choice of beliefs is an illusion to a lot of people, and here's why.
Be Aware
In order to make a choice about a belief a person must first be enlightened. By enlightened I simply mean, being aware that you are not your mind. That the voice you hear is the conditioned mind, which is the result of your past history and the cultural mindset you inherited.
The Habitual Mind
Breaking the bond of this mind-identification is key in being able to make rational choices about the beliefs we hold, otherwise we unconsciously choose beliefs that conform to our habitual mind.
Psychological Time
The habitual mind lives in psychological time of a past and a future, constantly judging the present by comparing it to past patterns and projecting future outcomes. Unconsciously the habitual mind seeks to recreate what it knows and is familiar with.
Repeats The Past
If your past history and cultural mindset are of an egocentric and self-sabotage nature, your doomed to repeat them. The habitual mind always wants to adhere to the known and will attract and manifest whatever corresponds to its inner state. The conditioned mind runs the show.
Stay Conscious
No one consciously chooses dysfunction, it's our inability to stay conscious and focused on the present that leads to the poor choices. Choice requires consciousness, without it we suffer.
Recent Comments
13
It becomes an interesting challenge to live in the world with consciousness when we know most others are still conforming to their programming.
I try and be aware more often and find that it's no longer interesting, and often detrimental, to have conversations with people who are blindly following their cultural conditioning.
What's your take on this?
Cheers,
Andrew
Love this post! .... could have a solid discussion on this topic,
thanks kindly for sharing with us today,
all the best, cheerio ... ⭐️🎈
It's that old subconscious. If we want to change our results, we first have to convince the subconscious to change to a new pattern of belief. We can fool it by acting like we already believe it to be true. Eventually the subconscious will come around and see things our way.
Well put, I play poker and changing my consciousness was the hardest thing I've ever done. It was a real struggle to play smart when my habitual mind wants to play any two cards that comes to me. In order to be good you had to make conscious decisions regarding both the decisions your going to make and your past mistakes. This wasn't easy to break my impulses.
What I've learned is there must be a balance between enlightenment and just letting go. I can't help but put my two cents in this because i just like this post.
See more comments
Some say it is all in the will...
So many people are unconscious of the way their minds work. Takes a strong will to be aware daily.
Yes... and to fight back