The mind is like ice to truth and fire to lies
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 often recasts antipathy as inability – what it doesn’t want to do, it presents as if it can’t do
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 [...]
Those who underestimate their mind undermine their intelligence
Those who underestimate their mind undermine their intelligence Suppose a country has a hostile neighbor. If they underestimate their neighbor, they will not pay attention [...]
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 [...]
If we justify our weaknesses by comparing ourselves with those who are weaker, we weaken our motivation to rectify ourselves
If we justify our weaknesses by comparing ourselves with those who are weaker we weaken our motivation to rectify ourselves Suppose we have a weakness, [...]
An impurity censor makes no sense to those who don’t have even an impurity sensor
An impurity censor makes no sense to those who don't have even an impurity sensor An impurity censor refers to some regulator that filters out [...]
If we are robbed repeatedly by the same suspect, it is our intelligence that is suspect
If we are robbed repeatedly by the same suspect it is our intelligence that is suspect Suppose we are robbed and the prime suspect is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Resenting reversals locks us in ignorance, accepting reversals opens the door to transcendence
Resenting reversals locks us in ignorance accepting reversals opens the door to transcendence When things start going wrong, we often feel resentful: ‘Why is this [...]
Our belief system doesn’t just shape our perception of reality – it becomes our reality
Our belief system doesn’t just shape our perception of reality - it becomes our reality What we believe, that we perceive. This is a well-known [...]
More important than understanding what we observe is understanding what it is that observes
More important than understanding what we observe is understanding what it is that observes Every day, and indeed at every moment, many things pass through [...]
Commitment is emotional investment, attachment is emotional dependence
Commitment is emotional investment attachment is emotional dependence During the course of our relationship with our loved ones, we may get the question: How can [...]
Complaining is no one’s birthright – and it has made no one’s birth right
Complaining is no one’s birthright – and it has made no one’s birth right Some people are chronic complainers. They self-righteously justify their negativity, irritability [...]
Be terrified about how terrible you can be to never become that terrible
Be terrified about how terrible you can be to never become that terrible Suppose we read about some people doing terrible things, such as terrorists [...]
We can never start in our life unless we start with our life
We can never start in our life unless we start with our life Suppose we wanted to walk somewhere, but somehow took several wrong turns [...]
Thinking that thinking is troublesome is troublesome
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 [...]
Even if our worldview stays out of view it shapes our every view
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 [...]
When the mind believes something is enjoyable it stops evaluating whether it is actually enjoyable
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 [...]
Conscience without intelligence is blunt intelligence without conscience is numb
Conscience without intelligence is blunt intelligence without conscience is numb Conscience and intelligence are two vital components of our inner defense mechanism. Whenever we feel [...]