Transform Your Thinking; Transform Your Life
What if the Secrets to Peace, Purpose, and Well-Being lay hidden in ancient wisdom, weaved with modern scientific techniques waiting to transform our daily lives?
Former Buddhist monk Dhamma Tāpasā, shares profound insights into the mysteries of our human consciousness with 35 days of Positive Mind Transformation.
the Mountain of Enlightenment
an Inspirational and Motivational Story
An old man begins a long and steady climb up to the top of a mountain. The path is rough as not many take the route he has chosen. It is muddy and in places slippery underfoot with many jagged rocks and thorny bushes he must negotiate along the way. It is raining heavily and the clouds have descended all around him making his journey seem even tougher. His thinking is fast and one of constant complaining, causing him much suffering as he goes.
As he slowly climbs he mutters under his breath with every step. His words are harsh and cruel to himself but he continues onwards. The rain doesn’t let up and the clouds seem even thicker as he keeps to the chosen path.
On more then one occasion his mind tells him to give up, on more than one occasion he feels it is hopeless and believes that the journey isn’t worth it. But he pushes on despite he constant complaining.
As he progresses his thoughts begin to slow and his harsh words to himself lessen. He begins to see the clouds all around him part ever so slightly. The rain is easing.
Finally he pushes through the clouds and is greeted with a glorious blue sky and the sun shines its beautiful warming rays upon him. A smile graces his face and his thinking mind has stopped. He can see the peak in the distance and the clouds far below.
His mind is still and as clear as the blue sky around him. He is filled with joy and peace and It’s just a few more steps to the top, just a few more steps to go.
Moral of the Story:
As humans it is the thoughts we have that play havoc in our lives. They can cause us stress and anxieties of pure suffering. To see these thoughts and our inner dialogue as no more than passing clouds in a weather system of our own making can help us let go and stop attaching importance to them.
Our feelings come from our thoughts and our behaviours are acting on those feelings. It is the thinking and inner dialogue that causes our feelings and are feelings dictate our behaviours. Thoughts come and thoughts go, just like clouds in the sky, neither attach or hold onto them and are behaviours are innately one of peace.
We can not control our thoughts, as humans we are like little thought factories producing one thought after another. It is always our attachment to these thoughts that make us suffer. Just allow the thought to pass, like the clouds in the sky, neither wanting to control or attach to them.
Author: Dhamma Tāpasā* (Andrew Hallas)
Dhamma Tāpasā is a former Buddhist monk and is the spiritual name given to Andrew Hallas. Dhamma’s life has been shaped by trauma, deep inquiry, and years spent living simply in nature. After searching for answers through meditation, solitude, and spiritual practice, his understanding settled around a quiet truth. That our experience of life is created from the inside out, through thought. Through stories, reflections, The Quiet Space, and gentle one-to-one conversations, Dhamma now shares a grounded approach to mental well-being for those seeking clarity, peace of mind, and a deeper trust in themselves.
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