1. Looking at Life differently

2. Role of Perception
How we look at life is governed by our conditioning --- childhood, family, schools, friends, society – but we mistake it for Reality !

6. Rorschach inkblot tests

8. We learn…. We don’t ‘see’ the things as they are, but always
through our conditionings !
Mindfulness of this fact reduces Conflict !

9. Limitations of the instruments of “seeing” !
Looking more penetratingly can reveal a different picture!

10. How would a Man appear to one with “X- ray” vision ?

11. How would a Man appear to one with ability to “see” atoms inside the body?

12. Interconnectedness - separate identity an illusion !
How would a Man appear to one with ability to “see” atoms inside & outside the body?
Interconnectedness - separate identity an illusion !

13. How do mental feelings and emotions arise ?
Why do we get angry, unhappy,anxious ……. Suffer ?
Normal view: Because of others : people, circumstances, situations

14. Investigating mental feelings and emotions…… deeply
Suffering
Separation from what we like
Association with what we dislike
Not getting what we desire
This is inevitable !

15. Investigating mental feelings and emotions……more deeply
Suffering : Craving for pleasant
Aversion to unpleasant
तृष्णा
Differences in likes and dislikes
These underlying tendencies exist in us , external events only act as triggers

16. Investigating mental feelings and emotions……more deeply
Can we eradicate these deep rooted tendencies (संस्कार) ?
These underlying tendencies exist in us , external events only act as triggers

17. Why do we suffer ?
Suffering is caused by underlying tendencies of craving for pleasant and aversion to unpleasant feelings
External stimulii are just triggers which activate these tendencies

18. Investigating mental feelings and emotions……more deeply
Cognition
Evaluation
Based on perception
Feelings/ Sensations
Instinctive reaction : P P Principle
Bare observation
experience of impermanence, development of insight {purification of the mind}
संस्कार क्षीण
mind more impure
संस्कार और गहरा

19. Investigating mental feelings and emotions……more deeply
Practice of non reactive observation of whatever happens in the body–mind complex
यथा भूत ज्ञान दर्शन
Cultivation of Mindfulness …
…. to develop the ability to feel the bodily sensations, mental reactions, mental states, emotions etc. with which we identify without our being aware
=> Conscious Living
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20. Investigating mental feelings and emotions……even more deeply
How did these tendencies arise in us ?
P P Principle : Survival instinct
What keeps this alive ? Identification with B- M Complex
Need to change this erroneous perception

21. What is a Car ?

22. Changing Perception : Where is the Car ?
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23. What is a Man ?
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24. Changing Perception: Where is the Man ?
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25. Interconnectedness - separate identity an illusion !
How would a Man appear to one with ability to “see” atoms inside & outside the body?
Interconnectedness - separate identity an illusion !

26. Why do we suffer ?
Suffering is caused by identifying with Body and Mind ….. Considering these as “me, mine, my self” ….. forgetting the Truth of interconnectedness.
Notion of separateness leads to concepts of “me and mine” and “ thee and thine”
External stimuli are just triggers which activate these notions and cause suffering
What we did in mindful eating honouring the food, consider the family tree…. Whole world is my relative … genetically !!

27. The Insight into the origin of suffering

28. The Quintessence of Mindfulness
Mindfulness of
body & mind
Practice of
Non-identification with body
Practice of
Non-identification with mind
Ego &
C A D
Reduced
Dawn of Wisdom

29. Looking at Life differently
There are no problems in Life……...only situations
Respond unwisely : suffer Respond wisely : grow
Por todo esto, propongo que de hoy en adelante;
Crisis = Problem + Opportunity

30. Thank You !