To get out of the mind, go above it to the soul or go below it to the body
The mind can be a deadly enemy that can delude and degrade us at any moment. To protect ourselves from it, we need to get [...]
Mind your mind to know when it is in order, when on the border and when out of order
Suppose we use a laptop for vital, high-stake work. We would not only do the work carefully, but would also carefully monitor the device to [...]
The mind is like ice to truth and fire to lies
The mind is meant to serve as a tool for us souls to perceive the world, but it is often the greatest obstacle for us [...]
The mind often recasts antipathy as inability – what it doesn’t want to do, it presents as if it can’t do
Suppose a child doesn’t want to study a particular subject, say, math. He may protest to his mother, “I can’t do this.” If the mother [...]
The media is mostly the mind multiplied, magnified & magnetized
Whenever some people hear of shocking instances of brutality or perversity, they hold the media responsible: “The media is feeding people’s minds with such images. [...]
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 coated to look like gold and celebrate prematurely, they will miss the real treasure. [...]
The mind overpowers us by making us believe that we are powerless
Suppose a person about to confront an opponent is told that their opponent is so powerful that fighting is fruitless. If the fighter believes that [...]
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 from one end of the universe to another within a moment. It [...]
Mindless feeds don’t feed our mind, they feed our mindlessness
Suppose we regularly eat food that is high in calories and low in nutrition. We would soon become bloated and drained. To be more productive, [...]
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 us if we aren’t alert. Naturally, we will give [...]
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 of the universe to another within a moment. It [...]
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 train your mind, you won’t face any problems.” Is that true? Not [...]
The mind burdens us and deems as burdens those who offer to relieve our burdens
Suppose someone thrusts a huge burden upon us. We’ll feel annoyed, even angered, thinking: “Why do I have to carry this?” But, if they force [...]
The mind is a perpetual procrastinator – it postpones our resolutions to someday, then some decade and then some lifetime
Suppose we wanted to go somewhere important. If someone physically tied us up, we would struggle to break free. Yet if someone deterred us by [...]
Stop playing games with your mind – and with those who play games with your mind
Suppose a person starts playing with a poisonous snake, treating it like a pet or a toy. They would be courting danger. Suppose they had [...]
If we let our mind devalue our efforts to improve our life, it will end up devaluing our entire life
We sometimes try to do some things to improve our life. Though we start enthusiastically, soon our mind starts devaluing our efforts: “Even if you [...]
Manage the garbage in your mind, and minimize the garbage to manage in your life
Garbage that is not cleared often tends to multiply – even if it is kept in a bin, the bin starts stinking or polluting the [...]
Our mind is constantly hiding – and is constantly ready to give us a hiding
On our daily path, suppose someone waits hiding for us. Catching us unawares, they bully and beat us. As long as they are hiding, [...]
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 so as to allure others to also buy. Our mind is sometimes [...]
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 terrorizes smaller children. Bullies generally prey on the weak and the weak-willed. Whoever becomes scared of them, they [...]
Worrying about the world’s problems is often an excuse for not working on our own problems
Many people worry constantly about world problems such as climate change or discrimination. While these are serious problems that require dedicated action, we need to [...]