Would you rather shock yourself or be alone with your thoughts?

A study showed that people would rather shock themselves than be alone with their own thoughts.

When there was nothing to distract, nothing to do, no phone, just them and their heads …

… in that situation, people would shock themselves with electricity in order to create a distraction.

This means:

People will choose to hurt themselves rather than have a clear awareness of their own minds.

Here’s the link:

Isn’t that crazy?

Trying to get away from your own head is like trying to run from your own shadow, right?

I get that - and I’ve tried to run as well.

I found my distraction in the outdoors.

Peace and stillness would come from the beauty and hugeness of nature. Physical challenge gave the perfect distraction to the worries of the week.

But I discovered that where I went, my head went too.

I couldn’t distract or sedate myself forever.

You have to stop running. You can’t run forever.

You have to embrace your mind, and in that, find a way around its ups and downs.

Your mind is pretty close to the core of your being.

But it isn’t you.

If you can be aware of your thoughts - if you know what you are thinking - that means you aren’t your thoughts.

Do you get that?

Becoming free of your mind is crucial to all of life.

So you don’t care what random thoughts blow through any more.

So you don't care about that past event revisiting again.

So regret and worry and fear and all that stuff becomes like a passing memory.

You want the best way to become the master of your own mind, so you’re not running?

The Ishayas’ Ascension meditation is the thing that will help.

Have a great day

PS. I’m 100% when I talk about being the master of your own mind.

So you can focus on what you want to grow, in your head, in your life.

It just takes the right tools, and a little practice: