Your Mind Is Lying To You

The mind tells us stories which are memories we believe to be real. They’re not real; they are merely ideas we hold on to, but it is from these memories that we make judgements. Our holding on to these stories is the psychological component of suffering.

Our relationship to suffering can change; it can be downgraded when we have an honest look at the judgements we make, and why we make them.

When we have an honest look – free of deceit, truthful and sincere – at why we hold on to our anxieties, then change can occur. Never believe the mind, the intercessor, the negotiator. Realise the seeing of pure awareness. That is the answer to all our questions and anxieties.

The mind is a cinema screen.
The projector projects memories.
The projectionist selects memories.
The audience is pure awareness.

We can become just another projectionist,
or we can stop believing whatever is on the screen.

Meditation works when we drop all appearances
by recognising them.

Appearances in the mind become an instantaneous cause to remember
that heaven and hell are inseparable.