We have a mental dialogue going inside our heads that never stops. It just keeps going and going. If you are smart, you’ll take the time to step back, examine this voice, and get to know it better. However, it’s not and easy task since we are too close to the voice.
A few weeks ago I started reading this book “the untethered soul, a journey beyond yourself” by Michael A. Singer, and the first chapter talks about the voice inside of us, which I found tremendously interesting and a different perspective to understand our inside voice!
Have you wondered how does it decide what to say and when to say it? How much of what is say is true and important? This chapter was significant for me since I tent to overthink sometimes and have continues conversations with that voice inside. I know I’m not the only one! The truth is we can’t shut it away. Here a few things a learned:
You are the one hearing the voice. However, this doesn’t mean the voice is you. There is nothing more important to true growth than to realizing that you are not the voice of the mind- you are the one who hears it. If you watch objectively, you will come to see that much of what the voice says is meaningless. Most of the talking is just a waste of time and energy. The truth is that most of life will unfold in accordance with forces far outside your control, regardless of what your mind says about it.
Your thoughts have effect on anything and anybody, except you. They are simply making you feel better or worse about what is going on now, what has gone on in the past, or what might go on in the future. Eventually you will see that the real cause of problems is not life itself. it’s the commotion the mind makes about life that really causes problems.
Study the voice. Start with a simply “hello” right now. Say it over and over a few times. Now shout it inside! There is a voice talking, and there’s you who notices the voice talking. It it actually narrating the world to you. What you’ll see, if you study this carefully, is that the narration makes you feel more comfortable with the world around you.
Mental world vs. outside world. Take a moment to examine the difference of both worlds. The inner world is an alternate environment that is under your control. The outside world, however, marches to its own laws. What you end up experiencing is really a personal presentation of the world according to you, rather than the stark, unfiltered experience of what is really out there.
Basically, you re-create the outside world inside yourself, and then you live in your mind. What if you decided not to do this? If you decide not to narrate and, instead, just consciously observe the world, you will feel more open and exposed. You will understand that the mind talks all the time because you gave it a job to do. It makes you feel more secure. As long as that’s what you want, you will forced to constantly use your mind to buffer yourself from life, instead of living it.
To be aware that you are watching the voice talk is to stand on the threshold of fantastic inner journey. Come to know the one who watches the voice, and you will come to know one of the great mysteries of creation.
xoxo,
Cristina
