Why Pascal Was Right | Benefits of Being Alone

the French philosopher bless Pascal said that all of Humanity's problems stem from man's inability sit quietly in a room alone in this video I'll be seeing if bless Pascal was right one's room should be a sacred place a calm Refuge from the storm of the outside world the psychotherapist Alfred Adler proposed that all problems are interpersonal relationship problems when you are alone these problems are reduced unless you take out your phone and go on social media now you have problems that person who hasn't messaged you back that person who seems to be having a better

life than you that person whose text message can mean many things but you decide to only focus on the negative interpretations your phone can be a source of suffering because it stimulates interpersonal relationship problems but if you put the phone away you realize you have no problem you are simply sitting quietly in a room alone sitting alone without distraction is beneficial to one's character the mind has less stimulation so it'll try to convince you that you have many things to do and you can't afford the time to sit quietly sitting alone brings out the mind's

dysfunction when all you are doing is hitting the mind will make you feel guilty fidgety and uptight it won't leave you alone in fact you aren't alone you have an annoying roommate you can't stop making you feel guilty and worthless sitting alone brings out the worst of your mind and gives space for you to have a profound realization you realize that the mind is an incessant Troublemaker it feeds off problems and when it isn't being stimulated it lashes out this means the mind isn't a friend your mind wants you to worry and stress about the

future and beat yourself up over the past but all you want to do is sit quietly who is this you this you is consciousness itself you are the being in human being the human part is the ego the part that identifies with the world of form people places and objects when you are sitting alone tap into being and drop the human in a busy world that has been built from the collective mind-based consciousness of humanity seeking out things is the mind's default mode but as Eckhart Tolle explains nothing out there will ever satisfy you except

temporarily and superficially but you may need to experience many disillusionments before you realize that truth retreating from this Collective mind pattern of seeking worry and doing for the sake of future fulfillment we'll bring peace into your life you don't have to arrive anywhere you have already arrived this is it of course you will stand up and do things sooner or later but your presence will stay with you you can make plans for the future but you can make those plans fully in the now when the storm of thinking has passed sitting quietly in a room

can give you a taste of being and if you sit quietly often you will remember instinctively that you have that peaceful Refuge inside you it has nothing to do with being alone in a room the piece you experience of a quiet mind is accessible to you at any moment when you're in a traffic jam waiting for the bus or walking to school or work you can take a few moments to rest in being feel the aliveness of your inner body and listen to The Silence that is ever present behind even the loudest sounds this access

to being is the only thing that can keep you sane in a Mad World you are either sitting standing or lying down somewhere wherever you are and whatever you're doing this is a basic truth the Mind likes to complicate things but this realization can anchor you into the Simplicity of the present moment you are either outside or in a room and you are sitting standing or lying down isolate the moment you are in to just this in a room sitting the peacefulness and joy of your being can blossom there are no problems your mind creates

problems haven't you noticed that when one problem is dealt with another one instantly appears to take its place the mind is fueled by problems but there is no problem in being sitting on your own is vital training for interpersonal relationships if you can't be still and calm when on your own how can you be still and calm when conflict arises in an argument with another you feed off each other's Egos and react continuously you identify with your mental position you believe you're always right because your mind can't afford to be wrong if you are wrong

your mental position comes Crashing Down and the illusionary self you believe in will collapse a fully conscious person doesn't identify with the self as Eckhart holler explains you can't have an argument with a fully conscious person end quote it is vital to have a stable Inner Space and a Calm Mind Seneca explained that the Mind must be given relaxation it will rise improved and sharper after a good break just as Rich Fields must not be forced for they'll quickly lose their fertility if never given a break so constant work on the Anvil will fracture the

force of the Mind constant work gives rise to a certain kind of dullness and feebleness in the rational soul end quote this relaxation Seneca refers to isn't when you watch the TV have a bath or listen to music if these things are done unconsciously without full attention in the present moment these forms of relaxation are means of blocking the voice in our head see my video the background static for more on this you can have a bath consciously and these forms of relaxation can be a means of resting in being but no external thing should

be relied upon to relax otherwise most of the time we aren't relaxed which is detrimental to our well-being Marcus Aurelius argued if you seek tranquility do less end quote therefore sitting quietly in a room is the ultimate means of relaxing it trains you to relax without stimulation which is a superpower this relaxation consists of acceptance of the present moment whatever form it takes as Eckhart Toller explains acceptance looks like a passive state but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world that peace a subtle energy vibration is consciousness end quote therefore bless Pascal

was right all of Humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone when these words resonate they can have a profound impact on your life so next time you enter your room sit down and be quiet for a few minutes listen to The Sounds outside the window but pay particular attention to the silence these sounds emanate from these gaps of Silence enhance your inner Stillness Eckhart Toler explains that the equivalent of external noise is the inner noise of thinking the equivalence of external silence is inner silence look around your room without

labels and judgments from the mind the objects in the room appear new and fresh everything is still and silent and notice that these objects are within the space of your room without the space there would be no room in fact your room is mostly empty space just like the silence Echo Toller explains that a great silence face holds all of nature in its embrace it also holds you end quote as you pay attention to the external world you can also pay attention to your inner body are there any unpleasant emotions or aches and pains hold

them gently in your attention surrender to them as they are what is in this moment fill your hands your feet is there a light tingling in your toes your fingers where is the problem in this moment can you rest in this state without listening to the thoughts in your head be the Watcher of the forts they come and go just like the sounds you listen to treat them just like sounds part of the contents of experience you don't believe the sound of a car is you they don't believe a fault is you the more you

take this quiet time alone the better you will be at resting in present moment awareness when this video ends before you get up and do something take some time to be just be and see how you feel it only takes a moment