Moving beyond experiences

 The unconditional 

In our evolutionary journey, our understanding goes through multiple stages.

Ignorance: The first stage we go through is ignorance. We have opinions, both good and bad, just out of ignorance. Prejudice is the highest form of ignorance. It can be from what we hear, read, or listen, or mindlessly without any reason.

Observation: In the second stage, we observe things from a distance and form good and bad opinions without solid experience. It is very possible that with experience, our awareness grows and may erase both the admiration and irritation. 

Experience: Sometimes, people come to conclusions with minimal experience without understanding the whole. Emotions could be stronger than understanding; we act from emotional memory instead of cognitive memory. We should know the difference between what is said and done, what is said but not done, and what is done but not said.

Beyond experiences: While it's quite a journey from ignorance to observation to emotional memory based on experiences to cognitive memory based on experiences, still, it's not the end. We can't experience everything in a limited time. We need to move past our experiences also. This is the transition from conditional experiences into spontaneous, dynamic living in the present moment without being conditioned by past thoughts, beliefs, or experiences,  with unconditional love, total trust, and utmost surrender to God and all of God's creations.

Why do we need to move beyond experiences?

At times, we may have repeated negative experiences; these memories create a strong impression and guide our behaviors without our knowledge. When hard work does not lead to success, it could lead to a lethargic attitude; when our love is not correctly received and reciprocated, it could lead to trust issues, unexpected rejections, and hurts could lead to hesitation in seeking help. When the absence of something gives a bitter experience, the mind could be excessively attached to possessing it and associate our self-worth with that. 

While learning from experiences is good at ,times when there are extremely rigid patterns in our behavior, we need to re-align ourselves and use the sense of discrimination. When we cannot be flexible and spontaneous and be excessively driven by the past we are mere machines and do not use the sense of discrimination that makes us human.

How to move beyond the conditioning and act spontaneously instead of rigid pattern : Meditation is the only way.

This spontaneous does not mean fickle or unstable, its a stable state of mind which is free from rigid conditioning.

"The best gift we can give to the universe is our transformed selves" - Daaji