Is a thought that comes to most of us at some time or another
Everything seems to be hitting on us at once
No let up
Just endless problems
Feel tired too
Run down
Had enough
No choice though
Have to plod on
One day after another
Life can feel like this
Share a thought with you
Letting your mind control you does not help
So few of us ever think that our minds control us
First point though brain is not mind
Brain and mind are different
Brain is more mechanical
Mind does the thinking
Brain is more like a computer operating system
And before you argue about the exactness of the comment on brain and mind just look at them as components in your system
The one giving input to the other
Here it is mind I am talking about
When we allow the mind to control us our negative side keeps the brain full of scary "what ifs"
Endlessly worrying about the negative possibilities of our situation
Going round and round day in day out
Driving us into despair
Stop the mind though and you have peace and quiet
Literally
Still the mind and you can feel good whatever your situation
Animals live in the moment with quiet minds
Sure one part might be looking out for predators
The mechanical brain part most likely
Predators might be looking out for prey also using their brains
They are not worried about future possibilities
They have no thoughts in this direction just instinct and what they have been taught
Just visual impressions
Sitting in the now of life
Humans on the other hand having self reflective consciousness are busy worrying
About the future
The past
You name it our minds are busily working overtime
Imagining every permutation of disaster
So stop the mind and you stop the endless debilitating pressure of thoughts
Stopping the mind is hard so we prefer to divert it instead
Alcohol, drugs, TV, endless amusements
Diversions
Anything to divert mind from our worries without thinking to stop mind
Controlling mind is not easy
In fact as the Buddha Gautama once said it is the hardest thing a human can do
We believe him
However steps in this direction yield quick benefits as we come to realise how helpful controlling our minds can be
The only known approach that really works is meditation
Do not believe that meditation is easy it is not
This is why all the good books from bible to kabbalah talk about the inner struggle, the struggle with our inner selves that is
A simple meditation will do
Every day without fail
Otherwise your mind will know that you are not serious and will continue to interrupt you whenever it wants all day 24/7
A meditation of ten to fifteen minutes will suffice
Dress comfortably
Turn off all cell phones and other likely distractions
Face the East where energy comes from, where the new day comes from
Sit in a semi lotus back straight or on a chair legs and arms uncrossed, hands relaxed and palms facing up
Breath in and out naturally
Listen to the in and out of your breath
Push away all thoughts that come into your mind
Tell them to go away, not now
Keep doing this every day
Then one day in weeks or years, yes sorry sometimes it does take years, you will know you are not thinking
Once you have experienced this amazing feeling you will want more
And so you will continue and as you do your energy changes
Your life changes
More of this elsewhere
Nuf for today
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