The Other Side Of ‘Novel’

Yesterday, we spoke of ‘novel’ as an infiltration-and-suggestion technique.

‘Novel’ means interesting, new or unusual – a novelty. When we become attracted to novelty, our focus is heightened instantaneously. It’s the fastest entry point into the human mind, and it’s why we’re addicted to ‘new’ news, or ‘new’ theories.

But … just before the attraction to the unusual, the mind is totally open; pure consciousness is present, empty of conditioning. At that moment, we are either susceptible, or fully awake.

The negative trick is to place something into that emptiness through suggestion.

The positive is to realise that that pure awareness of what we actually are is non-reactive, and not taken in by novelties.

In realisation, we ask about everything, “What is it?” In the moment, everything is fresh and new, and we do not become attached to any situation.

Just come to your senses.
Like feeling the wind in your face,
it’s always fresh, and never the taken-for-granted usual.