|
|
| Un-learning The Past |
|
|
|
|
"Un-learning what you've learned in the past can be more important than learning something new" is an opening phrase I sometimes use when beginning a new somatic coaching engagement with a client. Let me explain what I mean here, so you can see if un-learning might also be important for you.
Learning something new about yourself and the world you live in often requires you first un-learn what you've learned in the past. The reason for this is because some of what you've previously learned simply isn't true! For instance, many of us get taught very powerful yet incorrect lessons as children. A young boy wrongly gets "taught" by a screaming adult, that he is careless, lazy, selfish, and just plain dumb. When the boy naively believes what the adult is "teaching" him, he'll find it difficult in the future to believe that he's a caring, productive, intelligent person.
In order for the boy to free himself up to learn something new about himself in the future, he'll need to first "un-learn" what the screaming adult taught him in the past. If he ever hopes to discover who he really is, he'll need to remove the negative filters placed on him by the screaming adult. Otherwise he'll only be able to see in himself what the adult saw in him in their moment of anger.
In some regards isn't the same true for you? Don't you possess some fallacious self images and beliefs that stop you from being all you can be?
If you really want to understand the truth about yourself and the world around you, you'll need to un-learn enough to return to your original nature. You'll need to return to a state of not-knowing, if you're hoping to ever really know yourself.
When your mind's clear, talking, words, and thinking aren't necessary.
When your mind's clear, you have no opinions, beliefs, or explanations about "why".
When your mind's clear, you'll be able to look in the mirror and actually see yourself without any emotional make-up covering over your soul.
The truth is just like this.
Simple, stark, and clear.
Free from the past, it has no future, and exists only in the moment.
When you reside in not knowing, you don't experience good or bad, right or wrong, yet you have a strong sense of what is.
When you reside in not knowing you don't fight against, but rather you go with.
You take each moment, each thought, each relationship, to its natural conclusion.
You don't sense yourself being attacked, and thus you find it impossible to be a victim.
When you reside in not knowing life is what it is.
Nothing more, and nothing less.
Nothing missing, and nothing in excess.
The truth is just like this.
Simple, stark, and clear.
Free from the past, it has no future, and exists only in the moment.
* * *
Take a moment now and find a mirror.
Look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself the following questions.
Please answer each question with the same reply.
"I don't know."
* * *
"Who are you?"
"I don't know."
Who am I?"
"I don't know."
"Are you successful?"
"I don't know."
"Are you truly loved by others?"
"I don't know."
"Are you capable of selfless love?"
"I don't know."
"Are you happy?"
"I don't know."
"Are you living your life's dream?"
"I don't know."
"Is there something you could do or be to make yourself a better person?"
"I don't know."
If you find yourself able to stay in this process of not knowing, you might just begin to discover who you really are. You might just begin to discover what it's like to be free!
You'll unlearn a good deal of negative beliefs and find yourself left only with the truth.
|
About The Author:
If you would like to explore not knowing and un-learning with me, you can sign up for a personal phone session or let me know that you would like to be placed on our waiting list for Seishindo Telecourses. In both cases, please write to Charlie@seishindo.org, and I'll get back to you not later than two days time.
Charlie Badenhop
Arati Co. Ltd.
1-11-13 Wakamiya, Nakano-ku,
Tokyo 165-0033, Japan
http://www.seishindo.org |
|
|
|
|
| No Feedback Yet. |
| Login using the form on the top of the page to post feedback if you have registered with TxDirector. If you have not yet registered, click here. Registration is free. |
|
Related Links
|
|
|
|
| About These Links: The links above are dynamically generated. Some links may be more relevant than others. |
|
 |
|
|
 |
© 2005 TxDirector.com - Maintained by Lanstat Incorporated - Design by Cumuli Design
Page Load Time: 0.129 secs
|
|
Disclaimer: TxDirector.com cannot accept any responsibility for any injury or damage that you may cause to yourself, others, or property when following any advice given on this site. TxDirector.com has no control of how you may use information you get from this site and does not attest to the validity of any information found within. Much of this information comes from third parties (newsletter readers and other contributors). Use advice found in our newsletters and on our site with common sense and at your own risk. If you see something in our newsletters or on our site that you disagree with, please let us know. Our goal is print only valuable information and advice. If you find any information on TxDirector.com or in our newsletters that is either erroneous and/or potentially harmful to others, please Contact Us, immediately.
|
|
|
