"In other words when you try to control your thoughts or control your feelings, there is no difference between the thoughts and the controller.
Because what you call the thinker is simply your thought of yourself. The thinker is a thought among thoughts and the feeler is a feeling among feelings.
Trying to control thoughts with thoughts is like trying to bite your own teeth. "
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There are certain people in this world that are worth listening to. This guy is one of them, His voice how he talks and what he talks about all meld perfectly together that keeps you engaged into a hypnotic listening state.
Couldn't agree more! It still shocks me how relevant he is and how little we seem to have progressed since then and how unqiue he was, even though he died in 1973. Thanks to YouTube his work is now getting a new life. Thanks for commenting! .
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Interesting post.