I’m doing well: three little words
Recording 17 of 48
Ending the habit of complaint and acknowledging wellbeing
Barry introduces three liberating words—“I’m doing well”—as a present-moment antidote to the mind’s negativity, then builds a practical way of life from being rather than thinking.
LENGTH: 2 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
YEAR RECORDED: 1995
PLACE RECORDED: BOND UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA
MAIN TOPICS
Well being, Pattern of suffering, Awareness and consciousness, Dont hold on to the past be now, Reality beyond thought, Enlightenment, Feelings emotions and sensation, Letting go of sadness in death, How to stop thinking, Creativity, Looking and thinking, What I acknowledge I get, Fear, Master and teacher, Love and truth as aspects of God, Saying goodbye to loved ones
SUMMARY
The talk opens with a new teaching: Barry will no longer deal with problems; instead he asks listeners to give them up by acknowledging simple wellbeing now. The mind, source of negativity, concertinas the future into a mass of tension; life, however, is met one thing at a time, without complaint or self-pity. He distinguishes action from thinking: look straight, act when moved, and refuse rumination—especially the habit of reviewing 'last night's movie.' He insists that every thought breeds a negative thought nearby. He pivots repeatedly to being: close the eyes and find the place of peace that needs no attribute. Awareness (the senses) sits upon consciousness (being); harmony is disturbed only when thought cuts across. The course in being is over; now comes responsibility for being—without self-improvement, without suffering, living 'I'm doing well.'
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