“Think Different!”
Apple Computer Slogan
Do you ever feel like you’d like to reboot your
brain, clear out memory and start over with fewer conflicts and increased
resources? While computers are often compared to the human brain, our brains
don’t really work that way. But what if we could manage our mind like we manage
our computer system? Would it be time for a consciousness upgrade? Some people
enjoy using DOS, CP/M or Apple II computers, but if you are keeping up with the
technology you will know that a newer operating system will let you do more a
lot more easily. If you are operating your brain in the same frame of mind you
had 10 or more years ago, you are probably underpowered and working too hard.
If you were born in the 1940s
or 50s and were working with the same mental operating system you grew up with,
you would probably often feel that you are the victim of circumstances. Your
emotions would be a mystery to you. You would not have the ability to alter
them. You would get angry easily and not know what to do about it. You might
see your mind as purely a function of brain activity. You would see the
operation of mind and body as quite separate. You would be eating a diet high
in fat and cholesterol. When you exercised, you would never drink water,
because it might give you a cramp. You would not lift weights, because it would
make you muscle bound and slow. You would sleep with rollers in your hair if
female and put oil on your hair if male. You would not consider going to a nice
restaurant, church or the airport dressed casually. You would be certain that
males are superior to females, the weaker sex. If male, you would be unable to
cry. If ordered to go to war you would do it unquestioningly. You would be good
at following orders. You would not question your religion. You would see other
religions as deeply flawed or very weird. You would believe that race is a very
significant difference between people. If you were running the white version of
your mental operating system, you would believe that colored people (you would
call them that or something less polite) are inferior. You would not expect
them to do well in business, sports or education. Your expansion slot related
to gay people would be empty. You would work hard, but probably see your
success, or lack of it, as largely dependent on luck. You would think that
sexual abuse was very rare and striking family members would be considered
acceptable if you were the adult and especially if you were male. You would
strive to be rational. Your body awareness would not be running in the upper
memory area. You would not know about wizards. Your connectivity would be
limited. Your mental screen might be black and white.
Keeping in mind that partial
upgrades are possible, let’s look at what we might get if we upgrade to the
Millennium Edition Brain Operating System (ME BOS). One of the first things you
will notice is that this is an open architecture system. You can control what
you put into your thinking and behavior. With the upgrade, you feel more in
charge of your own destiny. You have a greater appreciation of the old computer
concept of “Garbage In, Garbage Out.” You take control and responsibility for
the information you download to your brain from the media and other sources.
You know that to live a happy life you need to focus on the good.
You have increased awareness
of your emotions and you know that your thoughts play an important role in
forming and directing your feelings. You know you can set your word processor
to positive mode so that what comes out of your mouth is helpful to others, and
what you think is helpful to you.
You have more control over
your body. You have access to an incredible database of exercise and stress
reduction techniques to help you become strong, flexible and relaxed. You can
also create multimedia experiences using imagery and visualization to calm the
mind and help the body heal itself.
Your new system comes with a
wide universal bus that provides better access to the cosmic network. You know
that through prayer and meditation you can reach higher levels of
mental/spiritual awareness. You can tap into the ultimate power source without
interference from network administrators telling you how and when you can log
on.
Your new operating system
includes:
·
Acceptance of full responsibility for your responses
to the events of your life.
·
Breathing as a method of increasing awareness and
otherwise altering mental states.
·
Ability to handle 3-D and millions of colors. You
are able to see people and events in their complexity.
·
Peer to Peer networking: all people are accepted as
valuable and born with the same rights.
·
Full integration with the cosmos. You sense you are
a part of the big picture.
·
Non-artificial intelligence. Intuition is valued
along with reason. Synchronicity is welcomed as an additional source of input
in decision making.
·
Mindfulness. No longer an esoteric concept but
something you practice every day, every moment.
·
Healing through the use of mental imagery, directing
bio-energy, and adjustment of mental attitude.
·
The power of intention.
·
A whole mind/body package: increased awareness of
the need for good nutrition, exercise and rest, as well as acceptance that the
way you think is dependent on the way you take care of your body, and the way
you feel is dependent on the way you think.
·
A wide range of meditation technologies. Regardless
of their original source, meditation techniques are seen as useful tools for
mental and spiritual development and good for physical health.
Think about how you run your life and your mind. Are
you getting all you can out of life? Do you feel empowered, balanced, in
harmony with the world? Maybe it’s time to upgrade your consciousness. There is
no single download site, and while the upgrade can be instantaneous for some,
it can be a slow hard process for others. You have to ask yourself, “Where do I
want to go this lifetime?”