SPACE OF PRESENCE

[Pravin Kumar]

Space of Presence:

If the noise in the head controls your life, it won't stop because you have a belief in some power outside of you. Beliefs hinder the mind's settling because they create a distraction to the space of presence...

If the noise in your head is controlling your life, it doesn't really matter what's going on as it's going to be difficult to be in a place of peace. It's such a noisy world and what makes it like this is most people are looking for an answer out there when the answer is within. What this head noise actually is and how it's created is by not being aware you already have your answers; with a mind that's conditioned to want answers you constantly have to look for them, hence the noise. This is how the agitation of a Conditioned Mind is formed and how it blocks awareness to the space of presence. If you knew you had the answers, the need to look for them would be non existent and so would the noise.

When you understand this, the noise will lessen and the space of presence will be experienced. If this isn't understood, the noise will never stop; this is why it's so important to understand this now. Why wait to be at peace later when you can be at peace right now. It's not like the noise is needed to live life, it's only there because you’re unconscious of it. Everyone has the ability to consciously do things that allow the removal of the noise in the head. It's just not going to happen believing in something outside of you, but isn't it beautiful that your peace is in your own hands and it's totally up to you how much peace is brought into your life. A belief in some unforeseen power won't make this happen, it's up to you to do what's necessary to stop the noise. As you practice the nose subsides and what's left is the space of presence. If you're waiting for anything else it’ll be for a very long time, actually it will probably not happen in this lifetime.

MICHAEL CUPO