by Kevin Lamb

Created on: December 29, 2010   Last Updated: January 01, 2011

The third dimensional mind is a super computer which operates near light speed. Every second the conscious mind replays over and over regrets from the past, and worries about the future. The ability to rationalize these thoughts could be compared to finding Waldo in a “Where’s Waldo” puzzle while also being blindfolded.

Existing with the mind, while being confined in a third dimensional body, can be a huge handicap for some people. As one thought enters the mind it also brings with it dozens of other thoughts to justify reactions which were made from past decisions. This thought pattern is when the ego begins to dominate the mind.

The mind is a giant muscle which loves to be used. In fact the mind is the most powerful muscle we have, but yet it’s also a very jealous muscle. It wants, and also demands, to be used. Anything can be done with the mind if it’s used properly.

Negative thoughts multiply and fill the mind. You try to rationalize these thoughts when they enter, but each one is doubled and then tripled. Now your sense of self is being threatened. You’re soon left in a never-ending maze of thought as your mind engages in a mental war.

Once the mind forms a sense of perception the whole ball game slowly begins to change. Your perception of reality begins to form, and now opinions about your sense of self and the ego begins to create a partnership.

Perception is usually done in two phases: internal perception, and also external perception. How these thoughts are processed when they enter the mind will determine what your perception actually is.

Rene Descartes asked the question: “Do I exist?” Freudian psychology claims that “self perception” is an illusion of the ego. So the question remains to be asked: can our perceptions allow us to experience the world as it really is? And can we “really” ever relate to another point of view, other than our own mental perceptions?

Internal perception (proprioception) relates to the perception of our bodies such as: sensing limbs; arms and legs, the feeling of sitting or standing, hunger, feeling excited or tired.   

External or sensory perception (exteroception) is the perception of events or activities outside of our bodies such as: sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste. All of these sensory perceptions are permanently entered into our minds to be recalled each time a sense is recognized. These are the external senses which dominate our lives, and also plays a key part in your emotional perceptions.

Each time your perception is tainted by the ego (and the mind) your sense of reality is distorted from a false sense of fear. The intuitive mind is usually shut down when fear enters your thought patterns; as your sense of self has been threatened yet again.

Now the whole ball game starts back over again. Each destructive emotion begins to overlap each other until you’re living in a blind state of reality. Your mental time, or “reality,” is spent in a state of mental fear, worrying about what could or might happen next.

The ability to remain sane (with an overactive ego) can sometime require the patience of a saint. Controlling and reprogramming the mind “can” be done with meditation, and also being mentally conscious of your thoughts. But, mental consciousness is a 24 hour job, not something which is done on a part time basis.

Do you now feel totally lost, or have dozens of other thoughts just begun to dominate your already overcrowded mind? Who knows, maybe all of these destructive thought patterns were just dreams somewhere in the matrix of the mind. 

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