The Quote.
Yes, I wrote this quote, inspired by the previous quote by Carl Jung, "who looks outside dreams: who looks inside awakens". However, the Carl Jung quote is not practical. How can we look inside all the time? Hence, I have introduced above quote. It provides you with a little wisdom which can help you get along with the day. Even hard situations. Bear with me, and I will explain in detail. However, first, remember the quote. Write it down.
What you see is not what it is but who you are
If you remember the quote and remind it throughout the day you can practice mindfulness easily. Following is the explanation to why it works.
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Let's take a walk in the imaginary beach. You are walking in the afternoon in the sandy tropical beach. While the sea wind embraces you, you slowly walk towards the far away lighthouse. And you can see fishermen busy trying to sail their boats, some already out in the sea. You can see your partner, walking to the beach-hotel, you yell and wave, but he/she did not hear. You give up and continue to walk, and you remember you are free from your duties, now on vacation. However, along the way, you see one of your bosses also, on vacation, on the same beach. And he is not the one you are looking forward to meet. So, you put a fake smile on your face and continue to walk, until it is too dark into the night. And after some time, you get tired, it's too dark to continue walking on an unknown beach, and you walk back, while sea waves crash on the beach, still. And you return for your dinner just in time.
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It looks like a happy memory, except those encounters with your boss, and needing to walk back to the hotel in the dark. And I would say practicing mindfulness in those type of situations is easy. However, if you practice enough, you can expand it into your office working hours. Now, let's use the intuitions provided by the quote, what you see is not what it is who you are.
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Let's take the same walk mindfully this time. You are walking in the afternoon in the sandy tropical beach, and you remind yourself what you see is not what it is but who you are. While the sea wind embraces you, you know that the wind is you, you slowly walk towards the far away lighthouse, and you know the lighthouse is you. And you can see fishermen busy trying to sail their boats, some already out in the sea, and you notice, the image you see is form of a reflection of your own mind. So, far so good.
You can see your partner, walking to the beach-hotel, you yell and wave, but he/she did not hear, you notice the partner you see is still your reflection, and also the happiness you feel when you see your partner is also part of the reflection. You give up and continue to walk, and you remember you are free from your duties, now on vacation, and you see this sense of freedom is also a part of your mind's creation.
Along the way, you see one of your bosses also, on vacation, on the same beach, and you notice, the boss is something I see, and it must be who I am, hence, what is the point being cross with myself? And you notice, same as happiness you felt watching your partner, you do not have to be sad about the sadness you feel as it is still your mind's creation. So, you put a genuine smile on your face and continue to walk, until it is too dark into the night and know the night you feel is you.
And after some time, you get tired, it's too dark to continue walking on an unknown beach, and you walk back, while sea waves crash on the beach still, you do your little return walk, still reminding yourself, the night, the walk and the beach are still you. Why? because everything which came to your consciousness were essentially reminders or pointers point towards you. And you return for your dinner just in time.
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I think the duality of the nature, deserves more explanation than this. However, this may not be the time or place hence, it will be another article for future. However similar concepts you may find in different articles like the following.
Can there be happiness without sadness, or pleasure without sorrow?
Golden hours rush - Poem
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