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Marcus · 10-07-2007, 09:46 PM

I have been thinking a lot recently, about how we can develop our awareness. And to be honest I haven't found a lot of material on this. I see a lot on spiritual development, and personal development etc...but those focus on specific personality traits.

The way I see awareness, is that it covers every aspect of our personal interpretation of reality and life. Thus, the greater our awareness the more balanced we can become.

I wrote a bit about the idea of expanding / balancing our awareness here:

Awareness Development

And that brings me onto another subject. I feel that expanding our awareness leads to "conscious thought". That is being aware of what is going on within our minds - rather than simply reacting to our internal processes on auto-pilot. "Conscious thought" moves us away from the every day robotic behavior towards something vastly different.

My thoughts are that the ideas on "Positive Thinking", whilst certainly well intended, don't really help de-program us from our conditioning:

Postive Thought vs. Conscious Thought

Does anyone else see a distinction between these two aspects; or have I totally mis-understood what I have read and learnt about the concept of positive thinking?

10-07-2007, 09:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Marcus Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 19	Awareness Development... I have been thinking a lot recently, about how we can develop our awareness. And to be honest I haven't found a lot of material on this. I see a lot on spiritual development, and personal development etc...but those focus on specific personality traits. The way I see awareness, is that it covers every aspect of our personal interpretation of reality and life. Thus, the greater our awareness the more balanced we can become. I wrote a bit about the idea of expanding / balancing our awareness here: Awareness Development And that brings me onto another subject. I feel that expanding our awareness leads to "conscious thought". That is being aware of what is going on within our minds - rather than simply reacting to our internal processes on auto-pilot. "Conscious thought" moves us away from the every day robotic behavior towards something vastly different. My thoughts are that the ideas on "Positive Thinking", whilst certainly well intended, don't really help de-program us from our conditioning: Postive Thought vs. Conscious Thought Does anyone else see a distinction between these two aspects; or have I totally mis-understood what I have read and learnt about the concept of positive thinking?