Old Knowledge.

What the mystics have known for more than a millennium, is that the majority of life experience is processed by the subconscious, and therefore, the majority of life is lived through a subconscious experience. This can be imagined as a very deep pool, which spontaneously allows objects to float to its surface from deep below, with the objects which we find on the surface being what we can term as the conscious experience. And the process in which the objects seem to “spontaneously” appear on the surface, is the subconscious experience. So, the inputs we are receiving from the world at large, are first processed by our subconscious self, or perhaps as the Hindus refer to it, the Self with a capital S. Meaning, the self which is completely intertwined with the fabric of existence, and it is our conscious mind which differentiates this Self from ourself. The ourself referred to here, is the conscious state of existence where our individual self and the Self attempt to harmonize, which is accomplished by increasing ones awareness and acceptance of this Self through listening. In other words, listening is the intersection and harmonization of conscious existence and subconscious existence. This is the place where free will exists as a substrate of our existence. This is where fate is decided and hope resides. This is where despair is borne and love conquers. This is where one may begin to change. For, the act of listening is the way any individual may begin harmonizing with his/her Self and thus, is the beginning of free will.