There are days where we have no choice but to face what we could not control, and there is no way to put the self out of the situation, preventing a direct confrontation with anything coming in our direction. For those moments we need, more than ever, a higher level of education, and being enrolled in mind training activities to help keeping a peaceful state of mind. The more we let our unconscious mind takes control, forgetting all the power we have at hand, provided by our consciousness and all the knowledge we have acquired until the present moment, the more we become just slaves of suffering, with no rights, no choices, and defenceless against anything, anywhere, and anytime. The moment we realise the importance of getting educated, it is the moment we understand why access to education is a fundamental human right.
It is time to realise how powerful we become the more educated we get. The reason is clear as crystal as stated by the famous popular sentence that says "Knowledge is power". When we read the word powerful we may picture something related to destructive actions, which are common in fictional movies associated with superheroes. However, the meaning of becoming powerful through education is quite the opposite. The power starts with the fact that we get not intimidated at all by the possession of material values, which represents just something able to make our life more comfortable, but not essential to live it properly. In addition, the more educated we get, the more we exercise the wonderful capability of our brain, which is the first step to recognise the need of enrolling in mind training activities by ourselves.
A higher educated person sees beliefs as hypotheses rather than proofs, requiring observation, analysis, and understanding within his/her own perspective and relativity, or a clear scientific proof of what has been stated, in order to consider a belief as a piece of useful knowledge. Buddha, the enlightened one, has taken such an approach in his understanding of suffering, which has resulted in one of the most astonishing achievements of all time.
Thus, if you are experiencing a period of suffering where the word vengeance comes to your mind at any moment, take that moment as an opportunity to channel such negative energy to enhance the self, improving your own education in something you like to understand better. The more we channel negative energy to enhance the self, the more we perform an inversion of control where any negative energy becomes the fuel for some of our best enhancements, derived from a higher peaceful state of mind we enrol in.
The moment we realise an environment full of negativity, a true chaotic moment, could be a wonderful opportunity to enhance the self, it is the moment we understand why education is the foundation to step out of suffering.
Namaste 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓
Written by Jeferson Souza (thejefecomp).
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