by Frank M. Wanderer,
Contributing Author, Conscious Reminder
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The human mind is a never-ending storyteller. It constantly creates images about you, the world, other people, the past, and the future.
Every thought—whether positive or negative—is a kind of self-image: “This is who I am.” “This is how I was hurt.” “Once I achieve this or that, I’ll be happy.” “I’m not good enough.” “I’m successful.” “I’m a conscious person.”
All of these are just images. Inner projections that don’t reflect reality but the inner programming of your mind.
And your entire life, you try to shape these images, perfect them, reinforce them, or eliminate them. You move from one mental image to another, hoping the next, more “positive” one will bring peace, happiness, and finally allow you to “be your true self.”
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But this cycle of image-making never ends. Because every self-image is built from past experiences, fears, desires, and conditioned beliefs. It is never truly you—only an idea of you.
This is the dream in which most people live their whole lives. The “I” is made up of these images, and this image-based “I” tries to succeed, evolve, become enlightened, love, and survive.
But the deepest truth is that this “I” has never truly existed.
It is just a mental construct—a fabrication of the mind. And the more you believe in these images, the more you identify with them, and the farther you drift from the direct experience of your true being.
The true Self is not an image. Not a thought. Not a story.
It is pure, silent awareness that sees all these images—but is never one of them.
You are not what you think about yourself. You are not what the world reflects back to you. And you are not who you want to become.
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You are the one who sees all of this. The one who is aware of thoughts as they come and go.
So, the next time an inner image arises—whether it’s an old memory, a future hope, or a judgment about yourself—don’t follow it. Don’t build upon it. Just observe it. Recognize that it’s merely a thought—nothing more.
Don’t get stuck in it, don’t defend it, and don’t try to make it prettier. See through it—and let it go.
Because behind the images, behind the thoughts, behind the entire storyline, there is something that never changes.
Something that needs no defense, no justification, and no improvement. Something that simply is—pure, silent, motionless. That is you.
And this recognition is not a product of the mind—it arises when the mind falls silent. When you no longer believe your images, when you stop trying to play out one version of “me” or another, you begin to see. Truly see.
And what you see there is not an image, not a thought—but Reality, Being itself, which has never been anything other than your own Self.
That is the moment you step out of the dream. And you begin to live what has always been—but until now, you weren’t aware of.
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Your true Self—conscious presence, free from all images.
Excerpt from Frank M. Wanderer’s new book THE TEACHING OF CONSCIOUSNESS to Those Standing at the Edge (FREE BOOK on pdf. You can download now)
About the author: Frank M. Wanderer Ph.D. is a professor of psychology, a consciousness researcher and writer, and publisher of several books on consciousness . With a lifelong interest in the mystery of human existence and the work of the human mind, Frank’s work is to help others wake up from identification with our personal history and the illusory world of the forms and shapes, and to find our identity in what he calls “the Miracle”, the mystery of the Consciousness.
You can also follow his blog HERE.
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