Why Watching the News Will Poison Your Mind

“Most people are suffering because they imagine pain into their minds through thinking, not because of what’s actually here.”

– Vishrant

You can be moved to tears by stories you read.

But unless you’re there, present to reality, you’re dreaming.

And the world will keep feeding you dreams because it profits from your pain.

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The Dream That Hurts

We live in a society addicted to second-hand suffering.

News, media, and opinion drip-feed us daily.

It keeps the mind in reaction. In contraction. In fear.

But Vishrant points to something radical:

“To think of babies in hospitals in Gaza, that’s a dream. You’re not there. It’s not your direct experience. And yet you’re suffering.” – Vishrant

Not because of what’s real.

But because of what you’ve imagined.

This isn’t about being heartless.

It’s about staying with reality.

Because only presence can help.

You don’t help the world by suffering over dreams. You help by being here, awake, and clear.

Only Presence Is Real

Truth is found in what is, not what’s imagined.

“If I was with someone who was dying, I’d be with him. But I’m not going to be with a dream in my head.” – Vishrant

What’s not in your direct experience belongs in the maybe column.

Because anything else is a story.

And suffering over a story is madness.

Don’t Feed the Mind Poison

The mind loves drama.

And the world supplies it.

But Vishrant doesn’t entertain dreams.

“Why would I want to dream about the horrors of the world? What advantage is that?” – Vishrant

You want to help?

Start with the real.

A beggar in front of you.

A friend you are with who is hurting.

Be with what’s here now.

Not with a tragedy that lives only in thought.

That’s just self-inflicted pain.

The Booby Prize of Knowledge

Knowledge can become a trap.

Concepts stack up. The ego polishes itself with ideas.

But no truth is found in thinking.

“Any beliefs or patterns that caused contraction in me were removed because I was interested in truth.” – Vishrant

This is not about learning more.

It’s about unlearning what’s false.

The spiritual path isn’t about getting bigger or better. It’s an undoing process, a letting go of what’s in the way of higher consciousness.

Acceptance Is the Way Out

People say they want truth but rarely do they practice what it requires.

“Acceptance of what is sets you free from suffering. Letting go sets you free from attachment. The very things people don’t want to hear.” – Vishrant

You’ve been taught to fight, to fix, to control.

But the fighting is suffering.

And the fix is an illusion.

Real intelligence sees this.

It doesn’t resist life.

It surrenders to it.

Even when the ego hates it and screams to hold on,

freedom is found in letting go.

The Buddha Is a Field, Not a Person

No identity remains when one wakes up.

There is no enlightened person.

What’s left is stillness.

Silence. Awareness aware of itself.

“There’s a Buddha here. A Buddha field. But no person is a real Buddha.” – Vishrant

The Buddha field is not something you become.

It’s what there when awareness becomes aware of itself.

It doesn’t teach.

It doesn’t preach.

It just is.

An Invitation to Be Real

This path isn’t about tuning out.

It’s about tuning in.

Not layering fear upon fear.

Not dreaming the world’s pain into your mind.

But resting in the stillness that is always here.

And responding to life from this presence.

Living in truth.

You can join public Satsang with Vishrant weekly.

There’s no screening process or prerequisites.

Simply join and you can talk directly with Vishrant.

And go deeper by joining his Mystery School if you feel called.

Be here.

Be real.

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