{"id":20692,"date":"2017-06-21T01:50:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T07:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/?p=20692"},"modified":"2017-06-21T01:50:02","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T07:50:02","slug":"tips-from-regina-lesson-153-in-my-defenselessness-my-safety-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/tips-from-regina-lesson-153-in-my-defenselessness-my-safety-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips from Regina ~ Lesson 153, In my defenselessness my safety lies"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Chapter 1 of The Untethered Soul<\/em>, Michael Singer writes, \u201c\u2026 the mind talks all the time because you gave it a job to do. You use it as a protection mechanism, a form of defense<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is that true? Is the mind a form of defense?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s watch it for a day and find out. As you watch, some forms of defense you might find are:<\/p>\n

~ Thoughts attacking someone who threatens your psyche or gets in the way of what you want (even if it is just the position you want in traffic)<\/p>\n

~ Mentally practicing a conversation with someone in order to achieve the outcome you want<\/p>\n

~ Thinking about how you should look, be or act in order to be liked or respected by others<\/p>\n

~ Thinking about what you can change, manipulate or control in order to achieve the outcome you want<\/p>\n

~ Thinking about how you can avoid any feeling or circumstance that you find uncomfortable or painful<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s lesson tells us, \u201cYou are its slave. \u2026 You do not realize what you have done to sabotage the holy peace of God by your defenses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is that true? Are we slaves to the mind\u2019s defensive chatter?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s watch that too. Can you decide to let go of defensive chatter and then move through the day in relative peace, or do you find yourself listening to defensive chatter again?<\/p>\n

Try this today: Whenever you notice the mind is chattering as a form of defense, look at what the mind is saying. Notice it. And then slowly say to yourself, \u201cIn my defenselessness my safety lies.\u201d (Or you can say, \u201cPeace lies in defenselessness.\u201d) Take a breath and let go of the chatter. Move into a state of openness, acceptance and intuitiveness. Remain there. If you notice that you\u2019ve slipped into being focused on mental defenses again, repeat this practice.<\/p>\n

If a situation arises today that needs to be resolved, approach it differently. Instead of going to the mind\u2019s defenses for answers, ask questions and remain open for intuition\u2019s guidance. For example, ask, \u201cHow should I look at this?\u201d or \u201cWhat should I do now?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Chapter 1 of The Untethered Soul, Michael Singer writes, \u201c\u2026 the mind talks all the time because you gave it a job to do. You use it as a protection mechanism, a form of defense.\u201d Is that true? Is the mind a form of defense? Let\u2019s watch it for a day and find out. 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