Be Aware of What you Want

Within the understanding, of those who understand, is this truth: We always get what we want

Some people unconsciously fear success and the changes this might bring. This fear can manifest as outright failure, disappointment, and/or frustration. Through becoming aware of the knowledge imparted here, we can make a powerful shift in how we perceive and deal with life’s challenges.

An important consideration, hidden within this seemingly positive truth, is how there are two aspects to the mind. Conscious and unconscious. Of course, unless you’re a sadist, you consciously want a good life. However, beneath the surface of your consciousness are hidden wants. A guilty mind, for example, will unconsciously want all manner of shit to rain down at a constant rate. And so the trick, if we can call it that, is to become aware of what we want at the unconscious level.

It is relatively easy to get the trick. All we need do is ask ourselves the important question as to how our difficulties manifest themselves. Ask: What is causing my suffering? And then ask: How can it be that the problems I’m encountering are something my mind wants?

It is the case that our difficulties and subsequent suffering are serving some kind of purpose. Our suffering is providing something. It may be the illusion of control over others. It could be the illusion of control over our circumstances. It could simply be that our suffering is there as a means to motivate us to start doing things differently.

Whatever the outcomes to our endeavours, when we accept the understanding, that whatever the problems might be, it is something our minds are responsible for – we are fulfilling a want. This simple awareness can be sufficient to change future outcomes.