When Was the Last Time You Chose Your Own Thoughts? Do you remember actually choosing to think rather than simply finding yourself in the midst of it? For most, thought is a completely involuntary action that we falsely believe we control. If thinking were truly a choice, we would be aware of when and where we chose to do it and what we chose to think about. To suffer, we must think about how our experiences and circumstances feel. For those who reflect on this, it becomes clear that all suffering exists within our thoughts. It is in our thoughts that we worry about tomorrow, regret yesterday, feel lonely, and criticize ourselves. The question is: if thoughts are involuntary, is our suffering avoidable? To explore the possibility of eliminating all suffering, we must first understand what thought is, what creates and fuels it, and then move towards a solution. Understanding Thought Thought is quite simple. As we go through life, we judge our experiences, labeling them as wanted or unwanted by creating polarized ideas about them. Polarized ideas mean that what we want is positive, and what we don't want is negative. We believe that if we can categorize the world into wanted and unwanted, we can achieve happiness by getting more of what we want and avoiding what we don't. From a young age, we accumulate polarized ideas compulsively to seek and maintain our happiness. This accumulation is central to involuntary thought. Thought is essentially an internal dialogue that happens automatically to manage these ideas we are constantly consuming, adopting, and creating. The more ideas we have, the more we think. Our minds, which operate as a complex system rather than a singular entity, ensure we consider the ideas we believe will bring and maintain happiness. The importance we assign to an idea dictates how much we think about it. The Role of Self-Opinions Our self-opinions are also ideas about how we could change ourselves to be happy. We have things we hate and want to avoid and things we wish we did more of. These personal opinions are often given high importance, causing our minds to focus on them frequently. This is the basic nature of thought and why it's involuntary. It also explains why most thoughts involve worry, hope, desire, regret, and self-criticism—essentially, suffering. While not everyone suffers, most do because of the sheer number of ideas we hold and the nature of them, which we create unconsciously by judging almost everything. The Solution Thought is driven by ideas that we create unconsciously, and these ideas tend to create suffering. The solution lies in becoming more conscious and reducing the importance of our myriad ideas. By understanding that we create and fuel the problem, we can change everything. The journey to observing and understanding thoughts is fascinating. The more we explore and understand ourselves, the more we see that our thoughts are not truly part of us and often hinder rather than help us. We believe that thinking is essential for functioning in the world, but this belief is misguided. A New Path By embarking on a journey to stop all thought and reveal the intuition that will naturally take over, we discover that thinking—and the suffering it brings—was never necessary. If you would like to join us on a journey that will transform your life forever, explore the Butterfly Program. Spend 30 days or more outside of your current life and reality to uncover peace, fulfillment, and magic.

In our latest video, we explore the "ritual stage" of spiritual awakening, a crucial phase in many people's spiritual journeys. As more individuals seek a happier and more grounded way of life, they turn to spiritual paths that promise deep connection and lasting peace. This stage involves incorporating various rituals into daily routines. These can be actions like eating healthier, exercising, practicing yoga, meditating, using crystals, and keeping gratitude journals. Alternatively, it can mean avoiding certain behaviors or influences, such as alcohol, processed foods, or toxic relationships. While these rituals can be beneficial stepping stones to a healthier and more peaceful state of being, there's a catch. If relied upon too heavily, they can become new dependencies. The goal is to use these rituals to break free from old habits without letting them control your happiness. The key takeaway? Use rituals as tools for growth, not as crutches. Achieve a state of peace and happiness that remains stable, even when rituals can't be performed. Check out the full video for a detailed discussion on navigating this stage of spiritual awakening. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share your thoughts in the comments!

This post is continued in the text after the video. There is a detailed explanation of the mechanism and solution for those interested in changing the way they feel. This article when consumed with the video and text will help in both understanding and in demonstrating that there is no need for ongoing suffering. The concept or idea of trauma is is usually created when something that we perceive as unacceptable, unexpected and bad happens. At this point it's good to notice that not everyone will be affected by the same event in the same way because their expectations, values and what they consider good or bad can vary wildly. This means trauma is personal and subjective, meaning the same experience will traumatise one person but not another. Being traumatised is essentially the creation of an idea of the importance and impact of an event that becomes an active trigger, meaning that it brings thoughts of that event repetitively into a present moment long after the opriginal event. The activity of a trigger is simply based on the importance we give to the idea underlying it. If we believe an event from our past now defines how we feel and is important, our system of consciousness will bring thoughts of that event into the present often. Why? Because the system simply and elegantly reminds you to think of the things that you have decided to make important. The more important you make an experience the more it will be triggered as thoughts later. So what does that mean for letting go of trauma? It's great news. It turns out that the importance of an idea must be maintained in order for the trigger to remain. The system automatically deprioritises the ideas or more to the point thoughts of the ideas that you no longer consider important. Meaning over time they can easily cease to be triggers. So what's happening in the case of trauma. In order to understand that, we must learn what maintains the importance of a trigger or underlying idea and what would dissolve the importance, which it turns out is a very simple and understandable mechanism. Our interest in the thoughts associated with the idea is what decides if an idea is important or not. If we compulsively listen to the thoughts associated with the idea it stays important, if we lose interest in the thoughts the importance fades. So how do we dissolve the importance and actively let go? Unfortunately, trying to let go of a specific idea actually focusses our attention on it, meaning that trying to let go of a specific idea makes the idea even more important. So trying to let go, discussion of it and listening to the thoughts of it in your mind are all counter productive. The only reliable way to dissolve and let go of an idea that you have made important, and what could be more important than your idea that an event from your past now defines how you feel, is to redirect your attention away from thoughts of it repetitively. Meaning we must see that we are thinking of it and choose to immerse 100% of our interest in the senses, rather than trying not to think. The challenge is that we need to become conscious enough of our thoughts to see them as they begin and redirect repetitvely which takes practice. That practice must be multi-dimensional and regular and includes focussed and unfocussed meditation, presence practice, conscious communication and more in order to affect all of the differing types of trigger that will bring the thoughts to mind in different situations. The good news is that it doesn't take as long as you may think and it reverses the triggers completely, meaning that the thoughts of the past event no longer intrude on your present. Having the space, time and discipline to practice is all that is necessary, hence why butterfly program is effective.

Where are you placing your attention, in the present or in the past? For most of us this question is difficult to answer due to the fact that we are unconscious and unaware of where our attention is at any given moment. Our attention has been ambushed and whilst we are sensory beings, engaged with a perpetual present moment through sight, sound, smell, taste and touch, most of us are triggered into thought almost constantly. Your default state is sensory presence. Thought is simply a tool designed to help you consider the ideas you hold, in fact it's just your ideas speaking inside your mind. We think because we apply importance to an idea and the mind dilligently and elegantly triggers us into consideration of the ideas we have made important. The ambush mentioned above is on a fundamental level however. It relates to the fact that most of the human species is now chasing their peace and happiness in external ideas they create of people, places and things. We are on an endless search for something that will bring us the fulfillment we crave, and what could be more important than the search for happiness or retain what little you have. It means that these ideas become all consuming. Most have created a huge number of these ideas and unsurprisingly made ALL of them into super important things to chase or avoid. It means your trigger system is overpowered by the things you need to be, do or have in order to be happy and it is now working against you. What does that mean? It is dilligently taking you out of the present moment and your senses and into a storm of thoughts whenever it can in the hope that your thoughts will finally find the one thing that will give you the happiness you crave. Why? Because you have so many important things that need consideration in order to be happy and you are navigating a sea of externalities. It's essentially the thoughts that are trying to control your outer world so that your inner world will feel better or at least stay OK. It means that everything on the outside has become a critical thing to manage or we lose how we feel. We have become very distracted humans, lost in our thoughts almost anywhere and everywhere in the hope that we can find some peace and happiness somewhere within all the thinking. What's interesting is, it's all of the thinking that is now taking our peace and happiness in some sort of cruel paradox. Consider this. If you weren't constantly thinking about managing your world, how would you feel? If there was nowhere to go, nothing to be and nothing to have and you were simply enjoying where you are without a need to chase something else or avoid something that may take it all away, how would that feel? So what is the answer? A fundamental shift in your perception of where you will find happiness and what is actually a good way to get it. A reboot! Because this method or ambush will never get the result you want. As we realise that happiness is a state of being, not a destination delivered by people, places or things on the outside we can dissolve the huge number of things that we are chasing and the things that we are avoiding just to feel OK. It turns out that what we are chasing or avoiding in the endless thinking are only the ideas we ourselves created of what would bring the peace and happiness we crave so much. The people places and things are simply idea based metephors of where we hope our happiness will be or of what will keep us feeling OK. As they are our own ideas they can be dissolved easily to give us the freedom to live in our senses, not thoughts. Zen Jungle is a shift from chaos to peace and joy through transformation.

I wanted to share some thoughts and experiences on raising a peaceful and happy child, as I've often been asked how my child seems so calm and content. While every child is different, there are a few principles that have greatly contributed to cultivating a serene and joyful atmosphere in our home. Respecting Individual Experience First and foremost, I see Bodhi as her own being, not an extension of myself. While I guide her in her early years, I recognise that she has her own life path. This understanding has been foundational in our relationship, allowing me to respect her autonomy and individual experience.. Letting Go of Expectations One of the most liberating things I've embraced is letting go of expectations. It’s okay if she cries, it’s okay if she doesn’t. It’s okay if she eats a food, it’s okay if she spits it out. We often meditate together, and sometimes she's quiet and still, other times active and vocal. Both are perfectly fine. I meet her where she is with loving acceptance, rather than trying to mold her responses. Minimising Judgement In our daily interactions, I aim to minimize drama and avoid encouraging judgment. When she cries, I hold her without trying to stop it. If she rejects food, I simply put it aside and try again another day. This approach helps her learn that she doesn’t need to judge the world; she can welcome all experiences equally. Leading by Example I allow her to see me get things wrong, make mistakes, and be vulnerable. I also show her how I overcome these things. She learns not through what I tell her, but through what she witnesses from me. Finding Joy in Everyday Moments I find joy in everything she does. It delights me when she chats, plays, and explores. I get interested in the things she finds interesting, and I share with her the things I find magical, like the smell of freshly cut grass or beautiful flowers during walks. Avoiding Over-stimulation I don’t overstimulate her. Her joy is her responsibility. I will play, explore, and cuddle with her, but I don’t give her screens, take her to soft play, or overload her with toys. I allow her to find interest in her everyday reality, which keeps her content and happy. Embracing the Journey Together Most importantly, I don’t put pressure on myself. I carry on with life as normal and allow her to join in. It might take longer, but I enjoy the fact we can have these experiences together. I focus on experiencing life together and leading by example, not by instruction. Parenting is a journey, and every child is different. By creating a peaceful environment and focusing on inner peace and authenticity, we can build a nurturing space for our children to grow and thrive. If you have any thoughts or experiences on raising peaceful, free, and independent children, I would love to hear them. Please feel free to leave your comments below.

Did you know that there is an upgrade from the standard program human are running to no program at all? As we accumulate and are almost force fed with the structures and ideas that our society runs on, we adopt a program that in the end controls every thought, word, action and reaction. Societal ideas such as work, money, relationships and marriage, travel, qualifications, fear of death, consumerism, aesthetics and excercise sit alongside their ultimate foundational idea which is the externalisation of joy and peace into people, places and things. This projection of how we want to feel or don't moves responsibility to things outside of ourselves for our state of being and places almost a whole species on an endless treadmil of seacrhing, chasing and avoiding as a way of life. It leaves everyone busy and permanently distracted in trying to strategise finding their happiness in external things, then doing the work to get to them. This is an information based program shared firstly by our parents, then by education, then by others submerged in the program and amplifies by media and TV until it has taken over the lives of almost everyone. Whilst it serves a few who benefit from selling the stuff, the many are left always wanting. This is conditioned human 1.0. A human who is usually oblivious to the existence of the program and who has unwittingly accepted it as the framework of their lives, making all of the suggested externalities their ultimate goals in life. These humans are obediently moving from one chase to another, they are obsessively avoiding what may steel their happiness and they are failing to notice that none of it satisfies them for long if at all. But there is an upgrade available, and it starts by noticing that you've become human 1.0. It turns out that this whole design for human life, the human 1.0 program is simply a set of accumulated and very limiting beliefs. They are the rules by which we engage with our lives, and they are all someone else's ideas. In fact they were all here before we arrived, which is what helped in our unquestioned acceptance of it all. It appeared to some degree that they were the product of someone considering what was best for all humans and that this is where they got to. The truth is that most humans don't ever truly enjoy the Human 1.0 program. The externalisation of their happiness places them on a life-long emotional rollercoaster with endless seekig and fear mixed together to create anxiety, worry, self doubt and criticism, trauma and more. Most feel an endless resistance and many use escape mechanisms such as drink and drugs to the point of addiction just to temporarily escape the way it all feels. The upgrade to Human 2.0 however, is always available to those who realise that the program exists. It's not a new program and a new way to live, it's a letting go and stripping back of all belief until there are no rules at all and there is freedom to be and live without all of the chasing or avoiding. Human 2.0 is in internal control of their state of being and they are happy by default. Nothing on the outside is entrusted with bringing or taking away that happiness, so it's always just there burning like a perpetual candle. And with that candle lit, there's nowhere to be, nothing to have and nothing to be done to bring the fulfillment and happiness that Human 1.0 is compulsively searching for. The upgrade is currently spreading faster than before. The awareness of the Human 1.0 program is growing and the opportunity to exit is becoming more obvious, though it's still quite difficult to see. There is however a process to be followed that creates an accelerated journey of realisation, letting go, expansive realisation and connection to a new existence. Explore the butterfly program for more details.

The question of can I be permanently happy is one that you will often get a negative answer to. Due to the way most people get and try to sustain their happiness, many if not most believe that happiness cannot be sustained. The reality is very different. Our seacrh for happiness and the choices we make of where to find it, are largely the result of conditioning, together with the nature of our temporary experience of it. They are nothing to do with what's possible. Whilst it may be better to consider joy as the state and happiness as the temporary sensation of it, there is certainly a recipe to find it and sustain it. By understanding the mechanism of the mind and how our conditioning has created a focus on the external as the source of joy and happiness, we can start a change that will allow sustained, permanent joy relatively quickly and easily. As with any embedded habit, there is a time needed for change to happen and there are some key steps to be taken both in understanding and in taking action in order to feel permanent joy. This video unlock those steps and offers what is an indulgent target of 30 days to see results. By first understanding the nature of how we search for and find happiness and peace, then taking steps to change our focus, we can transform the way life feels fundamentally. Permanent joy and peace is totally possible and whilst the collective are chasing it in all the wrong places and believing it's impossible to sustain happiness and peace, that's simply because they are hypnotised into a mass hysteria that has them permanently unfulfilled.

In our quest for happiness and fulfillment, a question often arises: "Do I need to change the world, or do I need to change myself?" This thought-provoking question resonates with many, especially in today's fast-paced and often overwhelming world. Let's explore this topic and uncover a path to inner peace and joy. The Quest for Change Many people experience discontent in their lives, ranging from minor irritations to profound existential crises. This dissatisfaction often leads to efforts to change either their immediate surroundings or the broader world. Some people seek to improve their lives by finding the perfect partner, securing the right job, or making lifestyle changes. Others strive to address global issues, such as climate change or social injustice, believing that changing the world will bring them peace. This drive to change our environment is natural. We all want to feel good, to live in a world that aligns with our values and desires. However, the belief that changing the external world will lead to lasting happiness is a common misconception. The Reality of External Control It's important to acknowledge a fundamental truth: we cannot control everything in our external environment. Life is unpredictable, and despite our best efforts, things don't always go as planned. If our happiness depends solely on external circumstances, we set ourselves up for disappointment, resentment, and a range of negative emotions when things inevitably go awry. Turning Inward: The Key to Lasting Peace So, what’s the alternative? The answer lies in turning inward and focusing on personal growth and inner resilience. There’s a powerful saying: "The world you see on the outside is a reflection of what’s on the inside." This means that our internal state of being profoundly influences how we perceive and interact with the world around us. Instead of seeking to change the external world to feel better, we can cultivate inner peace and joy. This shift involves unlearning conditioned thought patterns and moving away from the mindset of "I'll be happy when…" to "I can find happiness and peace within myself, right now." The Power of Inner Transformation Changing your internal landscape involves mindfulness practices, meditation, and self-reflection. These practices help quiet the mind and foster a deeper understanding of yourself and your triggers. By addressing the root causes of your discontent, you build a foundation of inner peace that is less susceptible to external disruptions. The Ripple Effect Interestingly, when we focus on our own inner transformation, it often radiates outward, positively affecting those around us and even the broader world. This doesn't mean we ignore external issues or stop caring about the world. Instead, we approach these challenges from a place of balance and clarity, rather than from a place of need or desperation. Conclusion: The Real Change Starts Within So, do you need to change the world or yourself? The real magic happens when we prioritize our inner transformation. By building inner resilience and taking responsibility for our state of being, we can live peacefully, joyfully, and freely. This internal shift often inspires positive changes in the world around us, creating a ripple effect of transformation. Remember, the journey to inner peace and fulfillment is a continuous one. Each step you take brings you closer to a life of true contentment and joy. Thank you for joining me in this exploration. Feel free to share your thoughts or questions in the comments below. We're all on this journey together, and I look forward to continuing it with you.

It is totally possible to completely change your life and how you feel. We take a repetitive journey of fruitless chaisng of things in our outside world until the realisation comes that happiness and peace inside are an internal process. As we come to that realisation we can take action and change everything. It's the beginning of living in a completely new dimension, and it doesn't even resemble where you've already been.

As something that affects almost everyone, overthinking is something most of us are frustrated by, and often kept awake by. The question of, what's the cause and how do we stop it is front of mind for many of us. There is a proven path to inner peace that sees a progressive movement toward the end of triggered, involuntary thinking and opens the door to broader experiences in consciousness. As we realise that our thoughts are driven by the common pattern of externalising our joy and peace as a result of being conditioned to do so, we also realise that in order to reduce and stop overthinking we must reset our perspectives of the world. The journey to becoming happy and peaceful, and finally feeling good about every aspect of life and ourselves is one of letting go, letting go, letting go.

Have you accepted the way you feel by telling yourself that's life and you can't change it? Having been born into a fully formatted conditioned reality, where the nature of being a human was already fully decided before you arrived, it's easy to see why you have accepted it. The nature of the struggle, the chasing things to be happy, the comparison and the competing, the endless amount of things you should and shouldn't do, and what you should be, do and have in this limited lifetime you've been given. It all seems so predetermined, so unavoidable, but is it or are you just so embedded in it that you can't see the route out? For many our lives are an excercise in spinning proverbial plates. We are managing all of the expectations of this way of living, we are obediently deciding that what's important is what we've been told is important and we are immersed in the opinions that drive it all. What do we stand for, what do we want, who should we be and what is our life's purpose within it all? With an enduring question in the background of do we want to participate and can we really be bothered? Does it all feel right and good to you or are you existentially bored or tired of it all. Is there a passion for life within you or are you simply doing what you must in order to be here and get through it. Are you generally positive and happy, are you feeling sad or depressed, are you using escape mechanisms like travel, buying stuff, compulsions or substances to get moments of peace and a little less pressure. Is this how we were intended to experience life or is it a contrived mechanism where you must chase and avoid, pay your taxes and look behind you endlessly just in case. maybe you have or maybe you haven't considered this stuff before, and just maybe you've started to awaken to the construct and see it's idea based nature. Although the ideas are not yours and they seem not to serve you. As we consider the bigger picture we see that it's our beliefs that keep us here, running in the wheel, repeating, repeating, repeating, and we see that there is a prison of the mind ready to be dissolved. Question is, is it your time to be free?

Awareness of the impact and effect of psychadelics such as mushrooms, ayahuasca and DMT is growing, resulting in many believing that these experiences are life-changing in and of themselves but is that really the case? Whilst there is a growing awareness of a much bigger existence than the limited, conditioned life we lead, it often takes direct experiential access to new realms of reality for there to be realisation and visibility of the true magic of existence. Psychadelics are just one portal to those realities but what part do they play in awakening and transformation? As we become more aware of the mechanism of the mind and our access to infinite potential, there is an underlying path firstly to inner peace, then onward to oneness, connection and access to infinite possibility which brings transcendence. That path is multi-dimensional and requires several steps, tools and key elements. This video will help you to understand where metaphysical experiences fit and more to the point, if psychadelic experiences are a key part or the only way to take the journey..