As long as we don’t mine under the mind, the mind will undermine us
As long as we don’t mine under the mind the mind will undermine us Suppose someone is digging for buried gold. If they find iron [...]
To live life fully, leave life regularly – take breaks before life breaks you
To live life fully leave life regularly – take breaks before life breaks you Suppose we use a machine continuously without turning it off. If [...]
The mind makes us spin like dirty laundry and leaves us dirtier
The mind makes us spin like dirty laundry and leaves us dirtier Our mind is extremely powerful and restless. Through its thoughts, it can go [...]
No one has a right to mistreat you, not even you
No one has a right to mistreat you not even you Suppose someone repeatedly derided us. We would be incensed: “You have no right to [...]
Watch the mind, or the mind will catch you
Watch the mind or the mind will catch you Suppose we are living in a high crime locality where thieves will catch and steal from [...]
The wild mind will make us homeless at home
The wild mind will make us homeless at home Our mind is extremely powerful and restless. Through its thoughts, It can go from one end [...]
Better to be crazy in being busy than to be just crazy, better still is to be busy without being crazy
Better to be crazy in being busy than to be just crazy better still is to be busy without being crazy We sometimes feel, “I [...]
Analyzing a spiritual text without applying it is like examining food without eating it
Analyzing a spiritual text without applying it is like examining food without eating it Suppose someone is starving. If they are given food and they [...]
The essence of commitment is recommitment
The essence of commitment is recommitment We sometimes resolve to do something constructive such as exercising, meditating, studying wisdom-texts or becoming more tolerant in our [...]
Everything is not in the mind, but everything comes through the mind
Everything is not in the mind but everything comes through the mind Some people say, “Everything is in the mind; if you just learn to [...]
When we make God our friend, we become our own friend
When we make God our friend we become our own friend We are often our worst enemies. When we get some lucky breaks, we let [...]
When the mind says our victories are too small to count, cross-question it – What other way is there to big victories
When the mind says our victories are too small to count cross-question it – What other way is there to big victories When striving for [...]
Virtue that is more talked than walked is not necessarily infertile, it may just be infantile
Suppose someone speaks big things, but doesn’t live accordingly. We may dismiss their talk as big bluster: “What they speak is infertile – nothing comes [...]
Stop playing games with your mind – and with those who play games with your mind
Stop playing games with your mind - and with those who play games with your mind Suppose a person starts playing with a poisonous snake, [...]
Boring people find people boring
Boring people find people boring We all probably know some people who bore us to death. Nothing they say or do interests us – and [...]
For changing yourself, focus on comprehending yourself, not on criticizing yourself
Suppose someone criticizes us constantly about something we are doing. Instead of understanding where we are coming from, if they simply judge and condemn us, [...]
Our mind is constantly hiding – and is constantly ready to give us a hiding
Our mind is constantly hiding – and is constantly ready to give us a hiding On our daily path, suppose someone waits hiding for us. [...]
To regulate your eating, listen to your body, not to your mind
To regulate your eating listen to your body not to your mind Our body is like a car. Both cars and bodies give signals when [...]
Even if the mind is not shrill it is still a shill
Even if the mind is not shrill it is still a shill A shill is someone who enthusiastically pretends to buy something from a shop [...]
The mind is like a bully who has terrorized us for long – it’s time to stand up
The mind is like a bully who has terrorized us for long – it’s time to stand up Suppose a school has a bully who [...]
Spiritual vision sees people not as philosophical categories, but as conscious beings
Spiritual vision sees people not as philosophical categories but as conscious beings When we gain spiritual knowledge, our zeal to share it with others may [...]