To take the task of training the mind seriously, stop taking everything it says seriously
Suppose we have a child. If we take the responsibility of caring for and training the child seriously, we won’t take everything the child says [...]
Suppose we have a child. If we take the responsibility of caring for and training the child seriously, we won’t take everything the child says [...]
Doubt is a disease that makes the patient believe the doctor is sick Suppose a patient rejects a doctor’s advice, arguing that it is the [...]
Attachment makes us psychologically rigid detachment makes us psychologically flexible A tree that is stiff breaks when battered by strong storms, but a flexible tree [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 mind makes us spin like dirty laundry and leaves us dirtier Our mind is extremely powerful and restless. Through its thoughts, it can go [...]
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 [...]
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 Our mind is extremely powerful and restless. Through its thoughts, It can go from one end [...]
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 [...]
Learn to wonder and ponder not wander and pander Babies tend to wander and pander. They wander wherever they can without considering where they are [...]
Don’t let the craving for clarity distract us from working with whatever clarity we have Suppose we are driving through a storm. If water, sleet [...]
Thinking that thinking is troublesome is troublesome Some people avoid thinking about life’s big questions such as: “What is life meant for? What happens after [...]
Intelligence means to know which thoughts are to be pinned and which to be binned Suppose we regularly use sticky notes. If too many notes [...]
The mind is restless reasonless ruthless relentless Why is controlling the mind so difficult? The Bhagavad-gita (06.34) explains using four describers, which can be summarized [...]
Even if our worldview stays out of view it shapes our every view Suppose a beautiful bird is seen in the sky. A nature lover [...]
We don’t know the future but neither does our mind - its fears don’t forecast the future Our mind often fills us with fears about [...]
Intelligence shows how indulgence is harmful and how harmful indulgence is Less than a century ago, smoking was considered harmless. It took decades of intelligent [...]
Even when our eyes are full of tears we can still choose to be all ears Sometimes, life afflicts us so grievously that we feel [...]
When the mind believes something is enjoyable it stops evaluating whether it is actually enjoyable Our mind often works like a programmed device, giving particular [...]