Three Ways to Observe the Mind
Hey there, enthusiasts for a more cooperative world. My name is Monisha, and I am very happy to be here with you today. The topic of this vlog is around the power of the mind, and how to pay attention to what you’re thinking. There is a belief that what we think is what we create.
Let’s just play with that as truth for this topic of discussion. In that case, the contents of out thoughts is very important because that ends up being what we manifest in our lives, so it would be really useful to be able to become aware of what we are actually thinking. I’m going to give you 3 easy ways to become more present and more awake to the nature of your thoughts.
The first one is to actually catch it at the level of the mind, to pay attention to the things that you are thinking. If you can do that which is great. Really, truly, it’s amazing to be able to slow down and play the observer to what is running through your mind. Awesome. Catch it at the level of thought.
If that isn’t so easy for you, because not all of us have the skill sets to just pay attention like that, a really useful tool is to pay attention to the words that come out of your mouth because we all can start listening better to what we speak. The words that come out of our mouth are a direct reflection of what we’re thinking, so if you find yourself consistently putting yourself down or talking about how this can’t happen or that can’t happen or limits in your space or anything, really. The content of what you speak about is a world that you’re creating for yourself, so pay attention.
Maybe next time you go to put yourself down, you don’t. You stop instead and say something more kind about who you are or a person around you. That’s a very useful tool to tap into your speech and pay close attention to the stories that you’re telling yourself about you and the world around you because under this belief, that is the world that you’re creating.
Then, the third way to wake up to what is running through that mind of yours is to pay attention to your physical body. More than likely, if you are not feeling so well, the nature of your thoughts and the content that is running in there is not so good either. Your physical body is going to give you a lot of great information. It is so, so, so wise. The body does not lie, so use it as a tool to create more conscious awareness of where you’re putting your focus. If it’s feeling great, wonderful. More than likely, you’re thinking good thoughts too
I hope this helps. 3 main ways to pay close attention to the thoughts that run through your mind through actually catching them at the thought level, paying attention to the words that you speak, and also paying attention to your body.