{"id":47912,"date":"2022-09-21T10:32:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T10:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/?p=47912"},"modified":"2022-09-21T14:41:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T14:41:37","slug":"just-watch-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/2022\/09\/21\/just-watch-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Just watch it."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The mind wants to know.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always, always, always.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What\u2019s this?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Why is this happening?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What will happen next?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What is this feeling, and how can it be changed?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just watch it and see the endless activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s unnecessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amount of thinking is totally out of whack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t need to know everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You CAN\u2019T even know everything, or anything, for that matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can live without a lot of knowing, really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But just start with watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be present with the mind, and see how it\u2019s questioning everything, out of habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can\u2019t be still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can\u2019t watch, it can\u2019t trust, and it can\u2019t simply be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not bad, or personal, it\u2019s just good to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe that’s the most important thing to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ONLY thing, even.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So just watch this non-stop activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See how the mind comes up with things you HAVE to know, even if you’re totally fine and safe and snug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the endless questioning, the pile of doubts, the hesitation, the problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And don\u2019t follow it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just don’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t jump on the mind train and start looking for answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life can be incredibly straightforward if you stop fulfilling the mind\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s never satisfied anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not your job to make it happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It CAN\u2019T be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s based on finding solutions and answers and theories and next steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You really don\u2019t need those, most of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least not constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What do I have to do an hour from now?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What will happen tomorrow?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What if they don\u2019t like me?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Why do I feel sad about the rain?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Where should I go to feel better?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘What should I have for lunch, next week?’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Should I become a vegetarian?’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What\u2019s next, and how can I prepare for it?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Why can’t I be happy?’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018How can we capture this exact moment and keep it like that forever?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Why is life so unfair?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It. Never. Stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t try to end it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t try to bend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t try to fight it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t try to change it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t try to understand it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And don\u2019t try to keep up, and obey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just stay as what knows, sees, and is aware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So fucking simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Photo by @shadmeeg, for Unsplash)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The mind wants to know. Always, always, always. \u2018What\u2019s this?\u2019 \u2018Why is this happening?\u2019 \u2018What will happen next?\u2019 \u2018What is this feeling, and how can it be changed?\u2019 Just watch it and see the endless activity. It\u2019s incredible. And it\u2019s unnecessary. The amount of thinking is totally out of whack. You don\u2019t need to know […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[99,102,97,117,100,116,113,107,103,112],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47912"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47912"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47920,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47912\/revisions\/47920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}