Do many thoughts or situations cause you frustration or anxiety? If yes, why? Ask yourself. What causes the confusion and disappointment? How do you feel in such a moment? Recall any recent situation that disturbed you.
I’ll assist you by offering a situation from my own experiences. I stood in the kitchen to take medication. The medicine consisted of two pills. One pill fell from my hand as I put the cap back on the bottle. I didn’t hear the pill hit the floor. And, I did not hear it fall on the kitchen counter. I thought that it might have fallen on the carpet. Thus, I crawled on my hands and knees searching the floor. I felt frustration. Where had the pill fallen? Nothing on the floor. Then, I rechecked the counter top. Malicious thoughts bounced around my head. Where was the pill. Why can’t I find it? How is this possible?
I searched everywhere but found nothing. I felt frustration due to the thoughts, confusion and increasing anger. My head told me that I must find the pill. Nevertheless, I was aware enough to accept the situation. Thus, I reached for a cup of tea. I had put the cup of hot tea on a beverage coaster. And, there, next to the cup was the missing pill. It was as if some unseen force was saying that everything is as it should be. The tablet was there next to the tea and all I needed to do was take it. I laughed the moment I saw the pill. There it was all this time, just waiting for me to take it.
Malicious Reactions Alter Presence Perception
The type of situation I mention happens to everyone, every day. Thus, it first seems superfluous to use such an example to illustrate our unaware behavior. However, there is a lesson for us in every situation. Malicious mental behavior reactions interrupt the flow of aware presence with insignificant distractions. This causes various reactions depending on a person’s level of awareness. Hence, a clear unbiased observation of the moment is not possible.
Thus, I suggest focusing on the practice of non-attachment to the details within presence and outcome of any situation. My shortcoming was to lose this presence awareness during the experience with a pill. The behavior development of the mind restricts us from acknowledging the actuality of any moment. Another expression for actuality of the moment is the beingness of being. Practice awareness and maintain an unattached observation of the mind (thoughts and feelings). Always use your presence of being within the moment as a point of focus and reference.
