In order to truly live a spiritual life we must harmonize these mental and physical functions by developing a "container" for all this. This container can be called the "Real I", the heart, or the Soul.
After first recognizing the situation, we can then act to correct it. And ACTION is the only way on this planet earth we will ever accomplish this (or anything else!) Remember, THINKING is NOT ACTING.
The method of action is simple but not easy. And it can only be undertaken in one small increment at a time. It is the only way to stop the chaos, and will take plenty of attention.
We must first create a new member of the group we call "I". This new member is an observer only. It "watches" the body and its instincts (the feelings and emotions), and it "watches" the mind working on patterns and why questions and endless analyzing, and so on. This new member will at first be weak and sleepy and it will take effort to keep it on the job.
A great Spiritual Secret is that this effort produced by the Observer when objectively watching (completely without judgment); for instance, watching the body cry out in pain or desire and the mind searching frantically for the quickest remedy, will transform the instinctual and mental energy into a new kind of energy - creative energy, rather than dissipating, nervous energy. This creative energy builds the container, the new Soul. The Soul is the conductor of what can be a harmonious orchestra, rather than leaderless mass of chaos and confusion, or the disassociated logic and reason constructing its eloquent patterns in the ether.
It cannot be over-stressed that this process can only take place moment by moment. One little instance of observing the instinct and denying it its little rampage will build upon the next moment of watching the brain off on still another "problem solving adventure" or other fantasy. The accumulation of these efforts transforms the energy involved in them into something new. The observer we create with this energy will put a Soul in charge of all these human functions so that we will at last be truly Human expressions of Life on this earth, neither OF it, nor ABOVE it, but creating WITHIN it.
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