Introduction to the 10 Principles
The Mirrors Work extracts ten important principles that can be found in the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. These principles are used to direct our thinking processes along an inner pathway that navigates the intricate traps of the human mind.
Where the Mirrors Work Processes are a series of questions that form inner enquiry, the 10 Principles form a philosophical framework that allows the mind to be transformed by the Mirrors processes.
Each Principle is a deep teaching in itself, a reminder of who we are, why we are here in this world, and where we are going. Each plays a role in elevating our thinking so that it comes out of a Divine, loving source.
The 10 Principles re-organise the neural pathways that define our thinking processes, and reconnect us with our Divine source. In other words, the quality of our thinking, and therefore our lives, becomes much more refined. This translates into a loving way of being with others, and of being in the world. It translates to a happier life of purpose and meaningful direction. Together, all 10 Principles empower the Mirrors Work to transform us in ways we never dreamed possible.
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
The Bhagavad Gita is a text which holds the answers to who we really are, why we are born into this world, and what the purpose of life is. It speaks of the Eternal Path, along which every human being is travelling, whether conscious of it or not. It is a text for anyone who is interested in knowing the truth, regardless of personal religious or spiritual belief systems. It is certainly one of the most powerful and influential texts in the Hindu world.
The Bhagavad Gita is a conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, and represents the relationship between human beings and God, and our struggle to re-establish that sacred bond. We suffer, Lord Krishna says, because this broken bond has caused us to forget who we truly are. In forgetting, we have identified with material reality, meaning that we believe that we are the body, and that this world is all there is. He explains to Arjuna that we are all are caught up in a web of delusory thinking about ourselves and others, and about the world in general. Human life, we learn from Lord Krishna, is a constant battle not to drown in our subconscious despair and we chase material desires in a subliminal effort to avoid those feelings of emptiness and loss.
Lord Krishna Speaks of the Mind
In reading the Bhagavad Gita we witness Lord Krishna advising Arjuna on how to become free of the mind's limiting conditions. He explains that all human suffering occurs because we believe that we are the body and that eventually we will die. Lord Krishna says that our disconnection from our Divine source also disconnects us from each other, and that suffering is born out of the idea that we are each alone in the universe. Through Lord Krishna's teachings Arjuna learns that we are all stuck in an age of untold misery because of this thinking, and unless we challenge it, we will continue to suffer and to be re-born into the same quality of life. On reading the Bhagavad Gita we discover that to return to our true source, the only path back is through love. There is no other way. We have to rediscover what it means to love, but to do that we have to change how we think.
