Where do thoughts come from?

First, we have to acknowledge that all thoughts come from both the long term and the immediate past. Then, we must separate these thoughts from images and experiences. Our thoughts merely describe images and experiences: images have no judgement, whereas thoughts do. In fact, thoughts can obscure the images and experiences.

Unfortunately, many of our thoughts come from the thoughts of others, who in turn get their thoughts from others…we all acquire. This is not bad, because we need help with language to describe and clarify an experience – but it is not the actual experience. It’s near enough, but cannot be absolutely accurate.

To stop
and just be, just look and just listen
is pure awareness.

In pure awareness,
there are no thoughts.

But pure awareness may be aware of thoughts,
reflecting itself.

Relying solely on our thoughts (which give rise to emotions) limits our experience. It fixes us into a mental world.

Thoughts are only an acquired translation we have picked up since birth. There is no such thing as ‘blue’, ‘red’ or ‘yellow’ : these are merely necessary, conventional labels which are expedient for communication but not for experience. Every colour has so many variations according to the qualities of the light and reflections falling on it. There are not enough words to describe all these variations;-) – we merely experience them. It’s like trying to describe the colours in a sunset – you can’t. You just look and experience: the true experience lies in the silence of appreciation. But we still express ‘blue’, ‘red’ and ‘yellow’.

We also project emotions onto appearances. This is particularly important in relation to experiences after death, when visions of peaceful and wrathful deities arise. If we have not been initiated into explanation, we will see these appearances in terms of likes and dislikes rather than variations of the intensity of love.

Words limit.
Recognition is limitless.