Dividing into five, these rays of consciousness polarize as pleasant or unpleasant. I am continuing with the Rays of consciousness, this fascinates me and has given me great understanding of my own thoughts and influences. Nischala brings up a paricular point within this sutra concerning our belief system. As we have our fluctuating thoughts through out our day, these thoughts are steered by our beliefs and from there become pleasant or unpleasant.
As I move through my day encountering family, work related issues, and acquaintances I am usually confronted with an issue, conflict or news of some sort.
I can choose to respond or not, many times I do not respond, I have to think about how I will react to what is being said to me. Only then can I choose what path to go down. Especially if I am presented with something difficult, something that challenges my emotions and wants to trigger a reaction in me. We all have those certain things that can set us off. In those times, I can decide to make it all about me, how hurt I am, how wrong the situation is etc. but what really helps, is how can I achieve the best outcome, and create a better exchange.
And this is sometimes with myself, if I am exhausted and encounter an issue at work or at home, I need to choose what is best, and that is to set it aside until I can process it when I can be fully present with it. This will create a more pleasant situation. I have many times, not taken that route, and instead wanted the issue off my emotional plate and it proceeds to make the situation unpleasant instead.
My belief in space, a little time and rest, need to help me in those circumstances where I can step back. If I need to present a response, it has assisted me in beleiving and trusting in myself, thebelief that under these circumstances I can remain neutral and be positive. Namaste'
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