Mind & Meditation: Let us understand two important
characteristics of the mind.
1 Mind revolves around the priorities of my life. Mind becomes
active when the priorities are attached strongly to my emotions. The emotion
can be negatively oriented such as fear, worries etc. or positively oriented
such as joy, bliss etc. If I obesrve my thoughts,
they revolve around my priority which has strong emotions to it. Say for
example, if I plan to attend an interview for a job that is likely to change my
life in a significant way then naturally my interview becomes my strong
priority. The priority has an association of positive /negative emotions and naturally
the thoughts from the mind are very relevant to the interview.
2. When my priorities change then my thoughts also will change.
Frequent changes in my priorities change my thoughts frequently & hence I possess
a chaotic mind. A chaotic mind is not productive.
Problem: The
problem in today’s fast paced life is that many are not aware of the above two
simple characteristics of the mind. Mind is fully associated with the set of
priorities and very feebly associated with the individual awareness. Mind has
the freedom to move as it likes and goes everywhere & mind is loosely
packed. This is primarily due to the fact that we ourselves without our
conscious knowledge stay within the boundaries of the mind and take a centre
stage inside the mind. Since, we become the part of the mind, we don’t get a
clear visibility of the mind. If we have the ability to come out the mind then
we can get a better feel of the mind.
SELF direction:
Meditation is a process of taking us out from the mind. Meditation is a
heightened state of awareness. My awareness takes a centre stage in this heightened
state. With this acquired strength of awareness, I now get the ability not only
to move away from the mind but get an opportunity to witness the two important characteristics
of my mind.
Meditation is not a mind control process. It is simply a
mind awareness process. A shift will happen in altering the priorities and
hence the alignment of thoughts when I consciously aware of my thoughts as well
as my priorities. This is directed by the true SELF within. This SELF is
nothing but a pure form of goodness. In a normal state of awareness, the SELF
is clouded by mind & ego. In a meditative state, I get an opportunity to wipe
out the cloud formation to get connect to the deeper part of me.
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