DON’T BE UPSET ABOUT NOT SEEING SOMETHING — JUST WATCH THE THOUGHTS BECAUSE THE THOUGHTS WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING. YOU DON’T HAVE TO SEE ANYTHING — IT’S ALL THOUGHTS.

This quote comes from the June 1978 edition of As It Is. In this edition, Gopi Morningstaar shares some of Donato’s thoughts on the mind. Or perhaps he pays some mind to thoughts. Either one. : )

“Thoughts” as a topic of conversation can be pretty screwy from the very beginning. Sri’s use of statements such as “its all mind” and so forth can end up a little bit like looking into a mirror reflecting a mirror. To this day, I’m not quite certain whether Morningland doctrine teaches that the mind is the problem or that it is the solution.

As for me, I would apply Donato’s teaching here to the benefits of watching your thoughts to gain insight into yourself.

If you’re ever feeling a low level anxiety in life and you don’t know why, watch your fantasies, they’ll tell you what you’re dealing with. Whether its telling off a boss or co-worker, or being a hero and saving the life of the girl who snubbed you, watching your fantasies is a sure fire way to get clear on what’s upsetting you.

You don’t need profound spiritual vision to know what’s going on inside of you, just watch your thoughts and they’ll tell you exactly where you’re at.

Beyond a sort of language and sometimes visually based barometer of your feelings, I don’t know that the talky mind inside of our heads is all that beneficial to the big picture. The sooner it shuts up the more likely one will come into the now and witness life as it is.

-Sunfleur

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