Many people who are working on themselves have struggled with annoying thoughts. And most have found that trying to make the mind be quiet is like playing a game of whack-a-mole. Negative or unwanted thoughts rise up, you whack-’em down, only to see those nagging thoughts pop-up somewhere else — defiantly sticking its tongue out at you.
We can play whack-a-mole with ego-based thinking forever — or we can see the futility of this strategy and stop. When we stop nourishing mind-talk with our attention, stop making a big deal of it, the nagging thoughts begin to lose energy and power over us.
By making time to be conscious in the present moment, we notice there is some space between thoughts. And as we relax and stay alert, the space or silence gets bigger and the unchanging field of conscious presence is revealed.
The recognition of this opens us to a realization that consciousness is infinite and that we have never been separate from that. And a peace, harmony and love take over in the unfoldment of our lives.