This color lithograph is a testament to the cunning characteristics of the mind...





One of the first truths that you encounter on the spiritual path is that you are not your mind. You are the one “behind” all of the thoughts, beliefs and stories, the one experiencing all of this right now; the perceiver of reality, the perceiver of the body that you "inhabit", and the knower of thoughts.





After seeing through the illusory and often negative nature of the mind for the first time, it's natural to start wanting to stop thinking. So what is there to do?



STOP TRYING AND JUST BE. Once you accept that they are there and just doing their own thing, independent of you, you'll find that they actually lose their staying power, because you aren't focusing all your attention on them anymore.





When we transcend the mind, we are free to move forward through life from a place of grounded stillness, clarity and peace in every moment.



