Cognition

One of the most commonly asked questions is how can meditation or similar practices help deal with strong damaging emotions, such as anger, hatred, and jealousy.

The good news is, that if you are asking the question, you are already part of the way to the answer. The fact that you have asked the question indicates that you may have been sufficiently mindful and observant to notice the negative states of your mind.  Which, by the way, is not an easy accomplishment. Most people are entirely absorbed in their emotions and have limited self-awareness. Generally, those who ask this question have noticed what is happening in their minds as they were being swept into a whirlwind of negative emotions.

The best course of action is that you need to learn to become the master of your mind as well as your emotions. The moment that you feel a strong emotion building, first pause so that you can regain control and not fall into the pending onslaught of emotions, thoughts and feelings. Once you have paused the reactionary processes of your mind, the most effective choice is not to participate. In effect, you do not want that emotion or that emotional reaction to be a part of you. If you feel sufficiently in control, you may take the time to observe the emotion, but always push those emotional aspects away as you do not want them to become part of your life. Applying aspects of Life Force Cognition can help to bring greater control to your mind to help you deal with such situations.

This fundamental activity, Raising up, provides important knowledge regarding your Life Force energies, as you learn to activate these energies within yourself.

This activity leads you through a sequence of directives designed to bring an emptiness within, which is then filled with the energies of your Life Force. Through the appropriate application of Ekagrata, you bring focus to your mind and directives, as you activate your Life Force energies throughout your whole being, combining these energies as they flow upwards throughout your body.

Learn to change the wavelengths or frequency of your thoughts with Life Force Cognition. Life Force Cognition will enable you to quieten your mind by instilling a purpose of thought and a calmness within. Importantly this technique allows you to surpass various states of meditation, by providing a purpose to hold the thoughts of your mind in check.

Many people face challenges when undertaking meditation because their minds are not adequately tasked with a purpose. If the mind does not have a purpose, then it lacks focus and can drift; allowing it to continually bring forward thoughts, emotions and feelings from the passive intellect.  Take control through Active Intellect and Cognition.

As humankind, we possess higher intellect and all the faculties of life, perception, imagination and intellection. The cognitive powers of your mind and your faculties of knowledge operate on multiple simultaneous levels. Through active intelligence, you have the ability and the capacity to combine all of the diverse aspects of your intellect to manifest into life.

Through the skills of cognition, your active intelligence can illuminate your life, in the same way as light renders colours visible in the world around us.   Learn how to awaken your Life Force energies and achieve a state of Cognition with KIA0010.

This fundamental activity, Awaken your Life Force, introduces you to the concepts and knowledge of a separate power within you, your Life Force energies.

Life Force energies are the energies which you can attribute to life itself. Your Life Force is composed of a more infinite wavelength of energy, beyond normal scientific comprehension. It is distributed throughout the human mechanism as energy, to give life and sustenance to all its parts.

Through the application of directives, you can achieve the emptiness within so that you will be ready to awaken your Life Force energies in the KIA0007 activity. You will then place directives to awaken these energies so that you may experience and appreciate the very existence of your Life Force.

A common challenge for many people undertaking mindfulness or meditation is that they cannot make their mind go blank or empty, however much they try. You will be glad to know that most people have noisy minds, so you are not alone in your struggle to tame the endless chatter of your mind.

The ultimate goal for anyone meditating is to achieve a full quietness of mind, but for many of us, this is simply not attainable. If you have a noisy mind, stop trying to achieve absolute silence of mind. Realise that often your own efforts to quieten the mind, fill your mind with the noise of the very thoughts you are trying to banish. While you may not be able to achieve a complete quietness of mind, you should instead be focusing on becoming master of your mind. The difference being, that as you become that master, you can learn to focus your mind with Ekagrata (focussed thought).

Applying Ekagrata enables you to focus on one thing, such as your breath, or repeating a mantra, or mindfully shifting your attention to a specific thought. As a master of your own mind, you are not thinking of everything at the same time, you are being intentional and focusing on one thing at a time. If stray thoughts enter into your mind, you acknowledge them, and push them aside to achieve that focus of mind which is Ekagrata. Become the master of your own mind with Ekagrata, so that you may learn to create a quiet space even within a noisy mind with KIA0006 .

This fundamental activity, introduces you to the concept of directives and the aspects of vacuus (emptiness) and sunya (a state of nothingness). When these aspects are combined with directives, they can assist you to achieve improved states of meditation.

Directives enable you to step beyond simply placing thoughts. Directives form the first and most important key necessary for progressing beyond the basic mindful thoughts. Through the application of directives, it is possible to achieve a new state of quietness of mind and body. In the activity KIA0006 Fundamental06 VacuusAndSunya, you then realise why directives and these aspects are important steps on the pathway to Cognition and illumination.

Over the years, much has been written about the power source behind our human mechanism. The living energies which are present in all living things are your Life Force.

You may relate to your Life Force energy as an inner awareness, your true essence, your spirit dwelling within, or your soul, to name but a few. Some may see this concept as elusive, vague, intangible and often a mystery hidden within religion. The ability to work with your Life Force energies is not a mystery but is achievable through Cognition (a true calmness of mind) and Ekagrata (focused thought).

If you pause for a moment to listen to your thoughts, you are likely to find that most of the thoughts you have do not register within your consciousness. However, you may observe that you are reacting to these thoughts without you realising it. Take the opportunity to listen to your thoughts as they enter the mind, like an outside observer. Then strive to catch hold of any negative or damaging thoughts before they take hold within your consciousness. Then push such thoughts out of your consciousness, indicating that you do not want them to be part of your life.

In order to master your thoughts, you have to learn to listen to your own thoughts. Skills acquired through Life Force mindfulness, meditation and cognitive practices can all help you to listen to your own thoughts as the impartial arbiter.

The light of your Life Force, the true self within all people, is hidden behind barriers of material thoughts, emotions and feelings. In many people, these barriers have been built up by your mind and persona.

Through an open, peaceful and quiet mind, this light of your Life Force can be awakened through Cognition.

Stop and learn to control your mind, rather than your mind, emotions and feelings being the master of your life. Tapping into the energies of your Life Force, through Cognition, which can move you out of the patterns of your passive intellect. Doing so, allows you to free your mind from your mental and emotional limitations.

Applying these skills in your daily life, can help you to change your mental wavelengths to stay calm, balanced and in control.

Your thoughts are the most powerful when focused with intent. When your thoughts lack focus, it is akin to light passing through a prism compared to passing through a magnifying glass. While light may travel through both the prism and the magnifying glass, what happens to the light afterwards is very different. The same is true of your thoughts, learn how to focus your thoughts, rather than let them be scattered. Many of the practices which are embodied in mindfulness and meditation can help you to focus your thoughts, while true ekagrata can be achieved through Life Force Cognition.

The awakening of your Life Force has to be controlled by you, as you adjust to the energies of your Life Force on a gradual basis.

When you bring forward your Life Force over time with Cognition and the process of Ekagrata you can higher levels of awareness.

Your Life Force will try to release itself from the emotional instability of the human body; to gain control of your life, so that you can live every thought, emotion and feeling with high reasoning.

Cognition allows you to quieten your mind with a dedicated purpose of thought, so that you may begin to awaken your Life Force energies. These aspects can be achieved and applied in your life, no matter who you are. Take the time in your life to comprehend and experience what these tools can do for you.

Without the mind being tasked with a purpose, many people have problems meditating, as the mind will continually bring forwards thoughts, emotions and feelings from the passive intellect. Cognition quietens the mind, instilling calmness and importantly surpasses the states of meditation by providing a dedicated purpose for your mind.