The Illusion of Thought By Sydney Banks

Become aware of how Thought creates all of ourpsychological suffering. Learn the single source of all psychological suffering.

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Dicken Bettinger, Ed.D., received his doctorate in counseling psychology and has worked during his career as a licensed clinical psychologist and psychological educator. Dicken’s entire career has focused on psychological well-being. In 1987 he began his studies with Sydney Banks, who shared a profound new understanding of the human mind called the Three Principles. This new paradigm reveals the unity between our psychological nature and our spiritual nature. He enjoys leading group seminars in the US and Europe. Dicken is the co-author of a book on the Three Principles called Coming Home: Uncovering the Foundations of Psychological Well-being.

Dicken enjoys public service work and has worked with refugees from South and Central America. He was an integral part of the Tibetan Resettlement Project in Vermont. Dicken has been married for 52 years and loves teaching people about what it takes to create healthy, thriving relationships. He has two adult children and plans his day around when he can be with his four grandchildren. He enjoys photography, hiking, canoeing, traveling, and his mixed doodle dog.

[Unshakeablewellbeing]

I’ve listened to you speak many times, but I think this is my favorite talk. I loved hearing about Syd Banks’ journey in fuller detail, the bird metaphor, our level of involvement in our thinking becoming our reality/creates the suffering… beautiful, thank you ❤

[jmseipp]

“The mind is a conjurer.” Buddha
“When the mind is quiet, the heart listens.” Buddha

This is nothing new. This is why Buddhists watch, observe whatsoever happens to be floating through the mind. By simply watching, witnessing, a distance happens between you and the mind. This distance goes on growing wider and wider and the awareness within you continues to grow and become stronger. This is who you really are, Awareness, not the mind.

I read Second Chance by Syd Banks decades ago and really liked it. I’ve read it several times. I’ve read his other books too. Second Chance is my favorite. Well worth reading.

[nathanderbyshire]

Know the story well, but I enjoy listening to you, Dicken. Thank you for your wisdom and presence.

[jimikeigher]

That was a great explanation. I’d really love to hear about the second realization Syd had, that you referred to. Thank you

[fiotheo]

This is so helpful. But I wonder about trauma and PTSD which resides in the nervous system more than the brain. Dicken can you address that?

[davidrandell]

The “creative nothing “: “The Unique and Its Property “, Max Stirner, 1844/2017 Landstreicher translation still as good as it gets. “ No idea has existence, because none is capable of embodiment.” “Nothing at all is justified by being.” 180 years ago and no ‘ progress ‘ has been made, nor can be.

[davidrandell]

100, 000 years and 20 billion brains later one brain- Mark McCutcheon:” The Final Theory: Rethinking Our Scientific Legacy “- discovered/published the CAUSE of GRAVITY, electricity, magnetism, light and well.... everything. That’s a genius level event. Now what?