What Possessed You?!

Possessed: completely controlled by an evil spirit.
What makes us do or say what we do and say?

Being possessed is holding obsessive ideas in the mind about our self; this governs all our actions where we – pure consciousness – are no longer in charge.

What causes us to be possessed? Desire of some sort. Liking something does no harm, but when it becomes a mindless addiction, we have lost control. When people are possessed, they know not what they do.

Being possessed is being owned by demons/desire. In Buddhism, ‘demon’ is translated as ‘Mara’, and describes when someone is suffering from delusion. Before Siddhartha became the Buddha,  he was challenged by Mara, the embodiment of temptation, and overcame it.

It is seeing the delusion that liberates. Mara is our little helper in this. That is our path to overcoming: the light has to recognise the dark, and that is wisdom-unity. If something isn’t going right, don’t blame the situation – overcome it, before it overcomes you. 🙂

Demons come in all shapes and sizes, and can be smooth talkers – a person who gets others to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised or competent manner.

Demons are all over the place!
😀

Always look at the possessions that possess you
– they are your guiding light.