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* You as the Perceiver

by Val Boyko
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be the perceiver

 

Whatever happens in your head is not you.

Whatever happens in your body is not you.

Whatever happens in the world is not you.

Whatever happens is not you.

Yet none of it can exist without you, the perceiver of it all.*

~ Mooji

When we get sucked up into the pounding emotions of the world around us, and listen to the media that fans the fires of fear, this becomes a really powerful message.

Becoming detached from what we thought was a part of ourselves, sets us free… and brings more discernment and balance into our lives.

Take a moment to consider. “Am I too attached to something that is not supporting my wellbeing?”

This question in itself will help you step back and enter the space of the perceiver.

p.s. The other answer to your question is yes – chocolate can also support our well being.

 

*Mooji (2015-12-03). White Fire: Spiritual insights and teachings of advaita zen master Mooji (Kindle Locations 1382-1384). Mooji Media Publications. Kindle Edition.

32 comments on “* You as the Perceiver”

  1. Tiny
    July 19, 2016

    When I come to your blog, Val, I know I’ll always find valuable food for thought. While I am consciously detaching from the negativity happening around us, there are still attachments in other areas that need to stepped back from. Yes, there are 🙂

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  2. vanbytheriver
    July 19, 2016

    We all seem to struggle with “empathy fatigue” at times. Nice post, Val. 💘

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    • Val Boyko
      July 19, 2016

      Thank you Van. Empathy fatigue is a helpful term. I sometimes think of the nurses in pediatric ICU. They care so much, but also have to protect themselves from overwhelming emotions. We must find a similar balance in this world. 💛

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  3. Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature
    July 19, 2016

    Yes! Here’s to freedom from attachment (toasting with chocolate)!

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  4. Nurse Kelly
    July 19, 2016

    And dark chocolate can lower blood pressure! Great post as always, Val! xo

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  5. YesRising
    July 19, 2016

    The perfect message for me to find today Val. ❤

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  6. Jill Weatherholt
    July 19, 2016

    This post is a keeper, Val. Definitely something I needed to read today…thank you! ❤

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  7. Healing Grief
    July 19, 2016

    Observing is definitely a calling back to the presence and becoming aware of our thoughts. Wise words for very difficult times around the world. Thanks Val. 🙏🏻

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  8. socialbridge
    July 19, 2016

    A very useful post, indeed, Val.

    Must say it got me wondering, too, about levels of attachment to things/people that we think ARE supporting our wellbeing.

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  9. Dan Antion
    July 19, 2016

    Always good food (chocolate) and good food for thought here – thanks Val.

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  10. Hariod Brawn
    July 20, 2016

    Excellent stuff, Val. I find it useful to look at feelings, meaning to see them as just that, rather than as triggers for trains of thought that feed into pernicious emotional responses. In other words, if I find myself in some negative emotion, I seem to untie the knot by reducing it to its component parts: this is a feeling, this a thought. If I fail to do so, then the emotive force continues, and awareness gets swept up in the heated-yet-blinded nature of it all. H ❤

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  11. Tisha Baldwin Howe
    July 20, 2016

    Excellent post which came shortly after I had decided to step back from the news .. ….. except for the NYT Food section. Thanks

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  12. D. Wallace Peach
    July 22, 2016

    Nice one, especially for these days when the rhetoric is so heated and ugly on television. I’m glad chocolate is still in the equation (in moderation) 🙂

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  13. Sue Dreamwalker
    July 23, 2016

    An excellent reminder Val of detaching from things that do not serve us.. This is why you have not seen much of me here on WP this last week.. I was getting pulled into energy I didn’t want right now..
    So the modem and TV have been switched off while I am around 😉 and this beautiful Sunny weather in England has kept me in the garden, relaxing, reading, and painting..
    Very grounding..
    Thank you for your wisdom Val.. Setting ones self free this way is helping liberate the world.. xxx

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  14. lisa thomson-The Great Escape...
    July 23, 2016

    So true but not something we pause to consider enough. Thanks for the reminder, Val. Yes to the chocolate, too!

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  15. lorriebowden
    July 25, 2016

    😉 Yes to the chocolate…but yes yes yes to the words. When I can be in this energy, Val…life just flows…without the eternal involvement of mind…and judgment..the awreness of just BEING and coming from TRUTH! AH! Yes…this feels good ❤

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  16. nrhatch
    September 16, 2016

    Attachments are anchors . . . let billow your sails!

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