Transformation of mind - metanoia

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I just want to share what I've been reading on this topic:

We need to constantly turn our attention towards the Higher Reality in prayer/meditation and in our day to day dealings with others. But turning towards something always also implies turning away from something else. We need to shift our focus from the outer realities of our life to the inner reality of our true self, the Christ consciousness within. This shift inevitably implies change, some of it conscious and some of it unconscious. On the outer level there is a conscious choice to spend regular times meditating instead of reading or watching television; a conscious choice to meet with like-minded people in a meditation group or by attending retreats; a conscious choice to change our reading matter and ways of entertainment. But on the inner level the real change, transformation even, brought about by this different focus, is unconscious and very gradual. In fact, it is totally outside our control; we do not change, we are changed; it is spiritual gift ... (Kim Nataraja) Read more