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How to Have Healthy Relationships |
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SUFFERING AND
ATTACHMENT Suffering arises when one
is not living in the present: not being right here, right now. When the mind-ego is in
charge it can wander in its thinking to the past and become angry or upset
about some event long gone. Or the thinking mind can worry about what
might be or might happen. In either case there is suffering because one
is not living in the present, the NOW, this minute. Qualities of the Heart, the Spirit or Soul: All of these qualities of
the Soul are facilitated and brought forth by the practice of: RELATIONSHIPS It can be a way to grow
in love, light and happiness. It is a difficult path. Some sages say the
“Yoga of Relationships” is the toughest of all because it deals
with the most powerful emotions on the planet. The opportunity
continuously presents itself to fall into negative states of mind which would
be anything less than love. Ones fear of not getting what one wants or
losing what one has is ever present in those not practicing the cultivation
of HAPPY STATES OF MIND. The more the mind--ego is
in charge the more one is controlling, has fear and suffers. Through
regular practice of the above (1,2,3, and 4), the soul is gradually put in
charge and the “soul qualities” shine forth. In this state
the individual has put the mind and ego in its proper place as SERVANT to the
soul. The ego as a servant is wonderful. It reminds you to take care of
your physical self and stay out of harm’s way, except in extreme mental
unbalances where a person wants to destroy their physical body. THE EGO IS A
WONDERFUL SERVANT BUT A TERRIBLE MASTER! The mind is a powerful and
wonderful servant. It can plan, balance check books, send a man to the
moon, and more. But put in charge, it can easily destroy ones happiness, and
cause much anguish and suffering. The person regularly cultivating
positive states of mind, using self-discipline to regularly do the above four
steps, uses the ego–mind as a tool. Use the mind to plan a vacation;
great. Then hang it up as you would a drill or any tool after use. When
again needed use it, but always remember to put it away when finished! What has been suggested
in the above writing is very foreign to our cultural and educational
conditioning here in A relationship can also
be destroyed by the mind-ego being in charge. A relationship can change
when the soul, the spirit, the heart is in charge. It will not be destroyed
by change. Control of others comes
from fear, which is a mind-ego quality. Trying to control others is a
waste of time. All one gets from efforts to control another is the anger
and resentment of the other. That, and also the stressing of oneself over the
situation one is attempting to control. Nothing positive is
accomplished. Control in a relationship
is a sign of FEAR. FEAR IS THE GREAT ENEMY TO HAPPINESS. In a relationship, it is
important to work on ones self. When anger and frustration or anything less
than love arises in ones feeling toward the other, that is a signal.
It is a signal to look within. At this point it takes courage to face ones
self and be totally honest about what perception or attitude must be change
to be in line with the practice of unconditional love. Play-acting will not do.
Denial will not do. One can only work on ones self. Ultimately,
we must focus on our self and not our partner or another. If both partners in a
relationship are practicing 1,2,3,and 4, and working on cultivating positive
states of mind and being in the present, THEY ARE DOING THEIR SPIRITUAL WORK! (August 9, 2001) Reprinted with permission of the author. Andrew Saul is the author of the books FIRE
YOUR DOCTOR! How to be Independently Healthy (reader reviews at
http://www.doctoryourself.com/review.html
) and DOCTOR YOURSELF: Natural Healing that Works. (reviewed at http://www.doctoryourself.com/saulbooks.html
) .
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