There is a secret that lies in plain sight, for all to see. Yet it remains
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The Greatest Secret Summary Rhonda Byrne
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There is a secret that lies in plain sight, for all to see. Yet it remains mysteriously hidden to most people. It’s a secret that the world’s prophets, sages, and religious leaders have known for eons. And it can enable you, no matter who you are, to live a life free of all negative thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Though right in front of our noses, this secret remains unseen by most people. The chaos and endless distractions of the modern world have blinded us to the truth: that everlasting peace is possible for everyone, not just an enlightened few. So what exactly is this elusive secret? Well, buckle up, because you’re about to find out. Let’s kick things off with a simple question: Who are you? Well, that’s easy, you may be thinking. You’re a person with a name, an age, an ethnicity, a profession, and a particular set of memories. But what if you learned that you aren’t a person at all? What if who you really are is something else entirely? What if your identity is an illusion – an illusion that’s causing all the pain and suffering in your life? You might not feel as if you’re suffering. Sure, you might get upset, anxious, or stressed sometimes. But doesn’t everyone experience those things? Actually, they don’t! If you experience any negative feelings whatsoever, you’re suffering. But it doesn’t have to be that way – you can actually live a life of constant, complete happiness. And it all starts with realizing who you really are. Right now, you’re almost certainly having an experience that feels like being a person. You feel like you have a body. You feel like you have a mind. But these feelings are actually illusions masking the truth. Let’s start with the body. You can think of it just like a car – a thing you use to move from place to place. When you’re inside a car, you never say that you are the car. The same is true for your body – it’s just a vehicle that carries the real you. Your mind isn’t the real you, either, though it can often seem like it is. After all, you have a voice in your head that talks like you, knows all about you, and refers to itself using the word “I” But that voice belongs to your mind – not you. If there are no thoughts, then there is no mind – but you are still there because you are neither a thought nor a feeling. You also aren’t a collection of personality traits. How could you be? Your personality constantly changes over your lifetime. And these different versions of you can’t be the real you; if they were, a bit of you would disappear each time your personality changed. The real you is not a body, not a mind, not a personality. So what, or who, is it? That’s the greatest secret! Here’s another question to get you thinking: Are you aware? There can only be one answer to this question. You must be aware because if you weren’t, you wouldn’t be aware of the question itself. And you have always been aware, from your childhood all the way up to this very moment. Your awareness is the one thing that remains constant, even as your body changes, your personality shifts, and you experience new sensations and emotions. And that is the greatest secret. You – the real you – are Awareness itself. The real you is the one who is aware of everything else you experience. To understand your true nature – Awareness – try a very quick thought experiment. Imagine that you have no body. Then, imagine that you have no mind, name, or life story. Take away every thought, memory, and belief that you have. What’s left? Only Awareness. Awareness goes by many names: consciousness, infinite being, true nature. All of these are just different ways of talking about the same thing. Awareness is the innermost part of you – the part of you that always feels the same, even as you age or as your moods change. It is pure love and infinite peace. Even more remarkably, Awareness is shared by everyone in the world. There is only one Awareness, but your mind and body act like a localized funnel for it. This prevents you from experiencing the entirety of Awareness at a given time. But be certain: the vast, formless expanse of Awareness is contained inside you and it exists all around you. Awareness is also immortal. It existed long before your body or your mind ever did. You probably fear death because you believe, mistakenly, that when your body dies, you’ll die along with it. But that just isn’t true! All material things die, yes – but your real self, Awareness, is eternal. Accessing the power of Awareness doesn’t involve attaining or becoming anything. In fact, you can’t become Awareness, because you already are Awareness! Instead, you just need to live in the knowledge that you are Awareness. Once you do, your mind, thoughts, and all the torment that comes with them will fade into the background. You’ll no longer experience suffering, and the pure bliss of happiness will be yours. To stay as Awareness, the author uses something called the Awareness Practice. It consists of three steps. The first step is to ask yourself, Am I aware? But don’t try to come up with an answer using your mind. Instead, just feel the presence of Awareness when you ask the question. If your mind tries to intrude with an answer or a thought, just ask yourself the question again. And don’t desperately try to hold onto Awareness, either. Just sense the feelings of relief, peacefulness, and happiness that come with it. Over time, your mind will start to become quieter. Once this happens, you’ll be ready for step two: noticing Awareness. After your mind begins to quiet, you’ll start to notice Awareness more automatically, without needing to ask yourself if you’re aware. Try to focus on the feeling of Awareness as many times throughout the day as you can. Doing this should leave you with a deep sense of peace. The third and final step is to practice staying as Awareness. To do this, you need to modify the way you direct your attention. It can help to think of your mind as having a zoom lens, like a camera. Normally, it focuses your attention on narrow, specific things – as if you’re taking close-up photographs. But to take a picture of a wide-open space, you need to zoom out as far as possible. In the same way, you want to keep your attention open and wide to stay as Awareness. Try it for yourself right now. Look around and find something to focus on. Train all your attention onto that specific thing. Next, zoom your attention out. Take in as much of your surroundings as possible, and don’t focus on anything in Download 372.03 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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