The "idea of Cheng Hsin" as an obstacle

All,

I think I'm beginning to have a powerful realization on how people's preconceptions seriously hinder and get in the way of the work, as well as limit our ability to uncover the communications that facilitators, workshops, books, and other materials are trying to make.

And it seems to be whatever "thing" we may "hold" "Cheng Hsin" as in our mind.

Essentially, anything, and I mean anything, that takes our "perception" away from the "current state of affairs" and our ability to be present & listen to what is presenting itself as true Now!

An example. Say someone in the Cheng Hsin martial arts instructs you, relax. You could have a whole thing where you extrapolate what that means in your mind, maybe you have it like it's this big "other" thing, or is something "spiritual," or maybe it means a lot or is "important," or the ability to do it is beyond you.

But then in your experience you have an ability to just relax. And that could throw you off, going from one to the other, because it could look nothing like the concept you had of it. But unless you make the distinction, you don't really get to "begin" the work. You'd have had the concept pinned in your mind as the work, without even realizing you're engaging in something that's actually getting in your way!

So then here we see why it's important to be honest with yourself. You'd likely never have made the distinction of real relaxing until you dropped the idea of it and found it in your experience.

Also keep in mind I'm just using martial arts as an example here. The dynamic that I'm trying to show extends beyond that.

Honesty, as an experience seems like it aligns our attention and mind to the most present reality we have in front of us. It's funny in a way because there's that "overlooked obvious" quality.

So, it seems like the best way to "find" Cheng Hsin is to "throw it out!" (The concept) It's funny because I've heard that before but realize saying that is a mouthful! The material takes a much different form

Anyway, I just thought that for many of us this might be a big thing that could stand in our way. If not seeing the concept of relaxing vs actually relaxing might sound bad, try considering all the ideas YOU may have about not knowing, contemplation, enlightenment, or whatnot you may have that stand in your way. It's a possibility...

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