It sounds quite clever and magical, but actually for much of the time our conditioning can be TOXIC. It is toxic because in a conditioned state we react totally in relation to how we have been conditioned rather than what is appropriate for the situation.
Thinking in a conditioned way is a real problem because in a conditioned state we aren’t actually consciously thinking, we are reacting according to our conditioning so unless we test it out we don’t know whether it is action or reaction. Trusting our conditioning is a mistake, because it is never conscious thinking and we are caught off guard.
Conditioning means we don’t have to think, we simply follow the conditioned thought, feeling or behavior, don’t think twice about it, we just do it. If we don’t actually think then we aren’t actually conscious and if we aren’t actually conscious how can we consciously decide whether or not what we are doing or thinking is right? The thinking process simply passes us by and although we don’t know it, we are not in control; our conditioning controls us and the situation.
This is certainly not where any of us want to be (and for many reasons) We really want more control over our mind, not less.
Yet here we are a thousand times a day allowing our conditioned mind to rule what and how we think, behave and feel. The sad thing is that half the time we aren’t conscious enough to even realize it.
It pays to undo conditioned behaviors, so that you won’t be dictated by them.
You can find out if your life is or is not dictated by years of conditioning. Try asking yourself the following questions to get an idea.
Q: In stressful or situation do you usually react in the same way you have a hundred times before?
Q: Or do you consciously think about whether or not that particular response is appropriate in the new situation?
Q: Does it mean that because a certain response was right once, that it is automatically appropriate in every similar situation, or are all situations unique requiring of us to rethink every time a fresh?
Q: On a scale of 1-10 where would you come in terms of living your life through a conditioned window?
Q: If you are honest with yourself does it help to live in a conditioned way or not?
Q: Do you think it would be beneficial to rid yourself of conditioned thinking?
Write your answers down and take a good conscious look. If you have been living your life through a conditioned window it’s never too late to change because conditioning will have been very instrumental in many of your life choices, for better or worse.
It is easier to think in a conditioned way than consciously thinking, but whereas a consciously aware mind will question a thought, a conditioned mind will not. The conditioned mind believes what it is telling itself, but the conscious mind will always question, examine and test potentially toxic thoughts. Which is better? No contest.