“An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t pull you down unless you allow it to get inside you.”
— Thich Nhat Hahn
From the time we are born, to the time we lose our own mind (death of individual mind), to the time we physically die, we are being told what to think.
Parents tell us what to think. Newspapers tell us what to think. Governments tells us what to think. Television tells us what to think.
Almost every child born with parents of one political party beliefs will inherit those beliefs.
People think they have their own beliefs – but they almost never do.
People’s beliefs are almost always inherited from their parents, and sometimes by their teachers.
Ce la vie.
Anyway, how can you break free from inherited beliefs and start thinking for yourself?
You have to learn to think with yourself – within your own mind – to ask yourself questions and not just answer reactively, but to dwell in it, sometimes for days, weeks, months, and then brainstorm answers.
This doesn’t happen overnight – especially in these shallow reactive emotional societies we live in.
First, before you start thinking like a philosopher, you have to meditate.
You have to let go of your thoughts and beliefs and just appreciate life beyond inherited beliefs, temporarily, as you continue on your journey.
Here is a great beginners mediation guide. Also the word psychedelic comes from two Greek words that mean “Mind Manifesting.”
With Ken Thompson 