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Recently I received a letter from a woman, happily married in her
forties, who said that “things” have been happening to her all her life.
What she meant by “things” is quite fascinating. She’d notice strange
coincidences every day, such as having a word pop into her head and then
the next minute hearing that very word being spoken on the radio. She
also had funny sensations she couldn’t explain, such as a feeling of
floating or a cold, prickling sensation, only to discover that someone
close to her had gotten sick of died.
Such “things” are quite common, and people often attach religious
significance to them. When pollsters ask people if they have ever had a
direct experience of God’s presence, more than a third say yes. If you
expand this to ask about seeing auras or light around another person,
almost the same number say yes. Other explanations veer into the
paranormal, particularly when someone has a premonition, a telepathic
moment, or a glimpse into the future. Yet these “things” pass and are
soon forgotten. They don’t come together in a way that changes people’s
lives, at least not very often.
This woman wanted to go a step farther. Was there a way to find out
what such anomalies mean? Why is everyday life suddenly punctuated by
these tiny intrusions?
Here was my answer: Each tiny “thing” doesn’t have a larger meaning,
yet it points to a deeper layer of reality. It isn’t adequate to call
this the unconscious, because countless mental events are unconscious,
including most of our memories, secrets, hidden drives, and fears we
cannot face. The “things” she was wondering about are different, like
the sudden streaks of light that a meteor leaves across the night sky.
A meteor trail vanishes never to be seen again, yet each of us has
the power to prevent that from happening when we receive personal
glimpses of light. In fact, since these “things” are actually aspects of
ourselves, we can start to bring them together, and in that way a
completely new reality is possible. Instead of trusting that the
everyday world is the only reality, why not learn to trust these very
personal messages?
There are three steps to trusting these “things” that suddenly
interrupt the ordinary flow of your own life.
1. Pay attention to each incident. Look at it. Hold it in your mind.
Don’t simply dismiss a coincidence and let it drift away. Life is
totally interconnected. These unusual “things” are simply connections
that surprise you because you aren’t used to seeing life except in
fragments. Now it is beginning to piece itself together.
2. Give significance to your experiences. This means changing your
allegiance to a new way of perceiving yourself. You are accustomed to
being an isolated person bounded by limited thoughts, feelings, and
experiences. This is the state of separation. Yet if you choose to, you
can see yourself as part of the flow of life, the center of an
unfolding, expanding awareness.
3. Value this new way of being in the world. You are the silent,
unchanging witness in the midst of constant change. The real you
comprehends far more than the limited self in separation. As you take
your first steps into expanded consciousness, trust that the path is
right, but don’t trust every little incident.
There are many aspects of the self. Some rush forward eagerly into
new, unknown challenges. Others hang behind and resist. This inner
conflict has always been present, but now it is trying to resolve
itself. That’s why these unexpected “things” are cropping up. They
reflect your desire to break free of conflict and confusion. With that
intention, you are sure to make progress.
From Deepak Chopra
https://deepakchopra.com/2010/05/when-things-go-bump-in-the-mind/

When “Things” Go Bump in the Mind

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