My, Me, Mine
During the month of June I am encouraging you to consider the theme: my, me, mine.
The inspiration for this focus comes from the Ayurvedic philosophy of being and becoming. We are some "thing" (if I may call myself and you the reader a thing) at the moment, and we are becoming something different. What we become could be worse, basically the same, or better than what we currently are "be-ing."
I have been working with the concept and active process of taking official ownership of my skills, talents, desires, weaknesses and strengths. Making them truly mine has been an interesting process, because I find that a great many ways that I have been thinking or ways of acting are based on outside information coming from books or people. Most of that information is not bad, it is simply not based on direct experience. Therefore, the "Me" I present to the world is not really "Me"; the "ME" who I am at the core of my being if I peeled away all the external conditioning.
We are all like this for most of our lives; we go through some form of schooling/educational system and are "taught" how to be, think, and act. And we do it, because that makes us good, and able to function in society.
Of course we will eventually prefer, or will be drawn to certain specific conditioning systems and choose to live out those ideas, ideals, and beliefs. We will gravitate to a certain economic class, education or career path, political party, religion, etc. We will often follow in the footsteps of our family tradition.
Tradition can be a very good, positive, nurturing mechanism. It can also be a prison for those who wish to be something different than their assigned role within the tradition. Many people never have an opportunity to be the "ME" they truly are within.
As you explore your consciousness this month you will discover that you simply accept information as being true or false to quickly. I have explored this topic in seminars using the five senses. People primarily use only one or two of their five senses to come to conclusions; for example, we very often see something, and/or hear something, and based on that limited information we decide if something or someone is true or false, good or bad. We seldom take time to consider all the information coming through the remaining three senses (touch, smell and taste).
This limited integration of the information of the five sense inputs relates to the "my, me, mine" theme. How can you expect to feel or be whole or complete when you do not take time to consider all the energetic stimulus coming into your mind?
So... here are some contemplative questions:
Who is the person you call "me"?
What are the things you name "my"?
What are the thoughts and actions you call "mine"?
Let me know what you discover; please join the Monthly Focus Blog and share your insights with others.