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You know how cold is actually just absence of heat? I learnt a similar approach to Sadness. If you’re sad, it is you misinterpreting the fact that something magnificent is no longer there. See, it is the absence of something magnificent. So, instead of feeling ‘sad’ you should identify what is ‘missing’ and feel appreciative of whatever it is that left.
Truly, nothing holds more power over the body than the beliefs of the mind.
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Growing up, my sisters and brother decided to start our own bank: The Khan Bank. Members of the bank were aged 2-10. A beautiful logo depicting a feather with an ink bottle was created and pasted on our bedroom door (Yes, we were fond of ‘classy’ things at that age). All money was deposited in a ‘drawer’ of our dressing table. From what I recall, the total amount was below 20 Riyals. The sole borrower was “the brother”. The bank was bankrupt within 7 days of opening. Nobody ever got their money back.
Lesson Learned then: None. Money Saving is not an attitude at that age, we didn’t really need a bank. I doubt my older sibling’s intention with that bank in the first place. What were they thinking?
Since last night I’ve been consumed with the thought of timelessness. I was reading up stories on Near Death Experiences(NDE). In essence, these people die (brain and heart activity is off) and then come back to life. Out of all the people who experienced escaping their physical life, the one thing that was commonly experienced was the sense of timelessness which essentially means that after death, the illusion of time and space is finally dismissed. It means there is no past or future. You can be everywhere at the same time.
Now if I think about it, if I had no past, I would have no ‘memories’-Memories are only generated as a result of time. If I had no future, I would have no ‘anxiety’ because I would not be anticipating anything. That takes care of majority of the emotions that we experience. Everything would be happening simultaneously. What really amused me the most was that the NDE people said that life on Earth occurs with the blink of an eye. You probably won’t miss anybody-because what you thought were ‘relationships’ were also formed as a result of time.
Do you know what this all means to you for life on Earth? It means that by getting rid of the illusion of time from our minds in this life, we embrace the power of expanding our consciousness. A lot more exists than what we are willing to see. You have to surpass the physical dimensions. Let go of the biggest illusion: Time.
