SELF HELP
SUJAN SHAH Mindfulness Practitioner and Keynote Speaker Sujan Speaks
Planting the seeds of INTENTIONS in the space BETWEEN TWO THOUGHTS
There are many techniques to access the power of pure potentiality , the ability to create our new future based on our desires . One of the tools is to train oneself with the new process of self-help or self-improvement . Although it looks pretty cool to learn something new , I often ask myself : does it add to our benefit or add more conditioning to our personality , limiting our possibilities for new opportunities .
There are many new techniques for self-improvement , corporate training , online classes ; however , has it achieved the desired outcomes it supposed to create ? Are we more productive , more engaging , fulfilling in our life in general ? If not , we need to look up a tool to help us bring on these results .
Of course , the technical training is critical to complete our role , but what about our quality of life ?
Research shows that people are stressed , not
engaged , less productive , and more dependent on external agents to feel relief from stress . Stress comes from automated responses based on our past conditioning . Knowing oneself , the conditioning , and our pattern of responses to others shows us that we need to break free from this cycle of the same results .
How do we get through this hurdle ? Do we need to be aggressive about our goals ? Or do we need to be more subtle with our intentions to sow the seeds of infinite potentialities ?
The inherent quality of our awareness is effortlessness and subtle . When we realize that we need to improve our quality of awareness , the next obvious question we ask : how can I access it and improve ? The answer is straightforward : we all have it within us . The awareness is sitting in the heart of silence and space between two thoughts . We can access the space between thoughts by simply going silent periodically every day for a few minutes in the morning and a few minutes in the evening . In these quiet times , we do not respond to anything and do not fall prey to our thoughts , desires , and patterns , often based on our past conditioning and memories .
This practice of sitting quietly with oneself brings on access to the new potentialities , helping us break free from our old automated responses , giving us new choices of improved responses resulting in a new reality . When we practice quietness for several days , then weeks , and months , we slowly turn inwards , become our authentic selves , not affected by other ’ s opinions and flatteries , and move forward with our genuine intentions . This entire process helps free us from our conditioning trap , becoming more real selves and not affected by objects surrounding us .
Finally , the first step is to realize that we are falling prey to the old patterns yielding the same results . The next step is to start sitting quietly to access the silence of new potentialities that gives access to the tool to break free of old habits . Then sow the seeds of subtle intentions between the space of two thoughts to manifest your dreams into reality .
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