MIND – MINED – MINE….D

It is said that cessation of thoughts leads to self-knowledge. It is also said that around fifty thousand thoughts criss-cross us in a day!

Is it possible to stop such a huge flow of thoughts?!

One day I was standing at a bus-stop and glancing around. Suddenly my eyes stopped at a sign board of a nearby shop that deals in spare parts and servicing of computers.

It read MIND COMPUTERS.

Then I observed that there is a slow chanting happening within. Chanting of word Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind…………

Mined, Mined, Mined, Mined…………….

Mine….d, Mine….d, Mine…d…………

(Look, how mind got morphed).

Isn’t it true that mind is nothing but a mine of memories related to me and mine?

So thoughts emanate from that mining of vast memory and these memories are mainly related to how ‘me & mine’ should have been! And from there thoughts jump towards how ‘me & mine’ should be! And you have a stream of thoughts adding up to fifty thousand.

Mind…..Mind…..Mind…..

Mined…Mined…Mined….

Mine d…Mine d…Mine d……

The field of mind is mined, full of explosives! That’s the reason we explode with emotions when we are deep into the mind. In order to minimize hitting mines, it is better to have space between those memories thereby having space between thoughts. This way number of thoughts, especially the unnecessary ones can be kept at a minimum leading to peace and calmness.

Since mind is a mine of memories and potential mine (explosive), reclamation of mine is essential.

Reclamation, here is restoration of mind to natural and psychologically usable state!

How to do this?

Try the following and watch what happens!

Start observing the origin of thought, from where each of the thought is emanating. Is it from head, toe, heart……?

Are you in stillness, stillness of mind?!

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