Second Chapter: The Intuition

Today we will continue on our journey to discover why we, as humans, are such a special race.
And this next step brings is by necessity to our current topic: Intuition, or as it is commonly called “the hunch”.

Over the last four years I have learned that the MIND has a perfect partner: Intuition! Without intuition, the mind is unable to send us vital information that could not be, or would take too long, to represent as images, sounds, or words. Our intuition is a vital inner sense that we should pay more attention to and learn to develop!.

Many centuries ago eastern cultures (including the Buddhists, Hindus and Dogu/Shintos) famously separated the concept of the MIND from that of the HEART. They established that the HEART was the source of all our feelings and emotions. These feelings are an essential part of us. Again, they are not sounds, images, or words remembered or otherwise to be perceived or processed by the physical brain – they are there for our MINDs. Even the mind often has a hard time relating these feelings into words. In these ancient cultures the HEART was given a unique name, so that it would not be confused with the physical organ the heart (much as we have done in or discussion with BRAIN and MIND). The term they used was 'essence'. This aspect, the 'Essence', is like a little kid: it is selfish and instinctive and does not know right from wrong. It knows only what is right for itself, for survival.

Keep in mind, our concepts of right and wrong were implanted, in various degrees, in our societies to model our behavior. Don't take me the wrong way here, I am not suggesting killing is not wrong, but that this 'essence' has its own harsh and distinct rules. The essence knows that killing is wrong, in most adults, but it also knows that if you find yourself in imminent danger and you must kill in order to protect your physical body and survive – it will urge you to do so! It will ALLOW you to do so, instinctively. This fine difference between murder and killing is a very complex topic that we will hit on later on. I won't push THAT hard... yet!.



So let's run with that comparison – that the 'essence' is like a child.: Innocent. Good with everyone, smiling all the time, no spite, no notions of revenge, all pure love. Have you noticed this? I am sure those of you with children or young siblings will have. Little children, new babes are almost perfect. I would go so far as to say 99.9% perfect – at least until they reach that 'certain age'.
So what is missing? Well, it is exactly what we have just described! They are just pure love, they do not know right from wrong. THAT is the single objective of ALL the 'essence' of ALL time – to learn and become aware of Good and Evil. To understand those absolutes!.

In cultures where the 'essence' is understood to be an aspect of personality, it is believed that when it has finished the path and is aware of good and evil it merges with other aspects to become a SOUL. Again, I digress: This transformation is a later post along our journey. We will get there!.

Back to INTUITION! This mechanism is used by our 'essence' to let us know about certain, sometimes very subtle, things. Sometimes it is a warning – like a Spidey sense – letting us know about possible threats not quite visible to our minds and senses. Other times it reassures us that we are on the right path. 'I KNOW I got that right', is generally an intuitive statement. Each time you meet someone new, intuition will give you a 'feeling' about whether that person is reliable or not. Important decisions are often guided by 'gut feelings' and intuition.

So, obviously this intuition is a very useful tool for guiding ourselves along a good path in this life/world we live in, and we need to use it more often and effectively...but HOW can we learn to use this tool?

The answer to this lies in our ability to control our MIND. If your train yourself to control your MIND, as was described in the first chapter by using techniques including concentration, meditation, prayer, auto-observation, and by relaxing your mind with exercises such as Yoga (ed note? Or Tai-Chi), you will become more 'conscious' or aware of the 'essence' and thus be able to more easily FEEL it's warnings, praise, and delights. Once you begin to understand what is INSIDE you (not your guts!) the OUTSIDE world becomes much more simple to understand.

If you have full control over your MIND, you will have direct access to your essence and it, in turn, will start to interact through the INTUTION more often and more effectively. You will gain the advantages of being able to predict certain things, it will influence decisions correctly, avoid the wrong people, and you will find yourself on a correct path – one that you FEEL is right.

The correct path is never easy. (ed note – old saying 'The path to hell is broad and paved, while the path to paradise overgrown and uphill') It requires discipline, determination, and real hard work. You must be patient and open minded. You must want to be good and choose the right path. Unfortunately, I cannot demonstrate this to you – no one can. There is only one way to find out if what I am saying is true to you, TRY IT OUT YOURSELF!!
But, this is a good thing, really. You SHOULD experience these things yourself and NEVER blindly follow dogma!