Ignoring Stuff in Your Practical Life?

by Soren Dreier

Someone said to me the other day: I talked to this woman who gives spiritual advice. She said: “Just ignore the stuff and it goes away. The more attention you give it, the more it grows.”

That statement is very problematic.

I thought: Well, if your internet provider keeps sending you invoices and you ignore them – yup, your internet goes away. And they would still want their money now at a greater expense and you are left disconnected.

At a certain point on our route to being awake, we will also learn that: The more attention we give it, the more it needs to be solved. Because attention often flows by itself to the things in our lives that we do not think are working for us.

A good measurement of things that are bothering you will, as if it has its own will, show up as the last thing on your mind when you go to sleep and the first thing you think of in the morning.

This all relates to being able to maneuver the practical life we have, you know life in 3D. If you meditate regularly, the troubles you have in your practical life, such as financial stress, will pop up and impact your emotional wellbeing. It just keeps pushing through and ruining that state of Calm you’re seeking.

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