The continuous consciousness

I was deeply inspired by videos of Alan Watts' speeches on youtube tonight.  There's one thought that made a lasting impression:   The consciousness decided to have a dream where it can experience "life" and have whatever it wishes to happen.  After several nights of experiencing all that it could, it decided to mix the experience up a bit by "letting go" of the control, and let happen whatever happens.  It was a bit more interesting.  So, again after several nights, it decided to up the ante by not knowing where it comes from to have a more immersed experience.  Hence, here we are after the multiplicity of orchestration to experience what it is.

Here's the video: http://youtu.be/4-QTsBaGTJE

I also came across this site today:
http://www.truthcontest.com/entries/the-present-universal-truth/

There are some points presented by the site that I agree with, and some I'm not so sure about.  A question arose: if consciousness is continuous from life to life, why haven't we the ability to obtain the experience from the past life?  A possible explanation is that the "experience" is memory / data collected on that particular life, it goes away "mostly" with the physical form.   There's no real value in retaining them.  The real value is in the experience itself.

The bumps on the road of life -- emotions

Emotion is an inseparable property in human life.  Perhaps it's an effect of the environment we live in, there seem to be more negative emotions arise in the daily lives than positive ones.  It's certainly more so as a city dweller than one who can cast away the conventional ways of life.

As a meditation practitioner, I came to understand that mindfulness of the emergence of emotion might not eliminate the occurrence, but it surely changes how emotions may affect our lives.

It is as if we become more aware of the bumps on the road that we are jogging on, and thus reduce the probability of tripping over the bumps.

Just as there's always bumps or hills on a scenic trail, the emotion will always be there.  While we observe these bumps and hills, it might bring new perspective or even appreciation for what it is.


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