Why is it that we can't change the pattern of our thoughts so easily?
Imagine a bird being so comfortable in its nest that, though perhaps
sometimes it stands on the branch of the tree to inflate its chest and
adjust its feathers, it never wants to fly and does not even realize it
could fly. It never knows the blissful freedom of flight, never feels the
wind through its wings. It thinks the other birds that are flying around
are unwise or foolish. In much the same way, we never really leave our
nests of old thought patterns. Our habitual thoughts become our comfort zone
and each repetitive thought pattern is like a twig in the nest, which makes
the nest stronger and our stay in the nest seemingly comfortable and
permanent. We never experience our true spiritual freedom or flight or feel
the breeze of our inner beautiful nature. Even the thought, "I am a soul"
has to be realized eventually, so that we can actually experience its
deepest truth.
In the world of spirituality, thoughts are like the map, but they are not
the territory nor the reality of the experience. *Thinking "I am a peaceful
soul" or “I am a loveful soul” or “I am powerful soul” is not being
soul-conscious, it is only theory or knowledge, but it is definitely an
essential start.* Maps are important and necessary, until we know the way
home to *experience*.* Reaching this final destination of experience makes
it easier for us and empowers us to transform or change our old thought
patterns.*
Imagine a bird being so comfortable in its nest that, though perhaps
sometimes it stands on the branch of the tree to inflate its chest and
adjust its feathers, it never wants to fly and does not even realize it
could fly. It never knows the blissful freedom of flight, never feels the
wind through its wings. It thinks the other birds that are flying around
are unwise or foolish. In much the same way, we never really leave our
nests of old thought patterns. Our habitual thoughts become our comfort zone
and each repetitive thought pattern is like a twig in the nest, which makes
the nest stronger and our stay in the nest seemingly comfortable and
permanent. We never experience our true spiritual freedom or flight or feel
the breeze of our inner beautiful nature. Even the thought, "I am a soul"
has to be realized eventually, so that we can actually experience its
deepest truth.
In the world of spirituality, thoughts are like the map, but they are not
the territory nor the reality of the experience. *Thinking "I am a peaceful
soul" or “I am a loveful soul” or “I am powerful soul” is not being
soul-conscious, it is only theory or knowledge, but it is definitely an
essential start.* Maps are important and necessary, until we know the way
home to *experience*.* Reaching this final destination of experience makes
it easier for us and empowers us to transform or change our old thought
patterns.*
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