What is mind?

WHAT IS MIND?

We hate the mind so much, but do we really KNOW, what the mind is?

Just the way an ocean is made of water, we have an ocean within us, made of consciousness.

An ocean gets agitated and produces waves when exposed to external winds.

Similarly, when our ocean of consciousness comes in contact with Sansar ( objects, people, situations ), it gets agitated and produces thoughts.

All waves of the ocean are nothing but modified ocean only.

Similarly, all our thoughts ( mind = bundle of thoughts ) are nothing but modified consciousness only.

So, consciousness and the mind are not separate.

Mind = an agitated consciousness.

Samadhi state = a calm consciousness.

If the ocean decides to withdraw itself from all the waves, all waves will disappear.

If consciousness decides to withdraw itself from all thoughts, ( meditate ), all our thoughts will disappear.

An ocean cannot mediate, but THE consciousness can.

When awareness becomes aware of itself, it is not available for the mind ( thoughts ), and the thoughtless state of Samadhi gets experienced.

So, the idea is not to suppress the mind, fight the mind, keep the mind busy, etc.

DON’T DO ANYTHING WITH THE MIND.

Doing anything to the mind gives validity to it, and the mind loves that.

It lives on recognition – good or bad, it doesn’t care. It just wants to stay alive, and by hating it, you are doing just that.

So, the key is to neglect it, walk away from it, and start walking toward the ocean of awareness within.

( Buddha calls it Parmita – walk away ).

And before you know it, the whole Sansar ( reflection of it on the Chitta ) becomes history.

And restless consciousness ( mind ) becomes a peaceful consciousness ( Samadhi ).

An agitated ocean becomes a calm ocean.

YOU ARE THE MIND ( modified soul ), and YOU WILL BECOME THE SOUL

You are the bud, and you will become the rose.

Rose doesn’t come from outside.

It is within us

GUNJA AUR GUL

Fark kya hei Gunja or Gulmein

Ek hai baat kahi hooee, Ek hei bekahi

( What’s the difference between a bud and a flower?

One is a statement spoken out, and one not yet spoken – but it is the same statement. )

The element between the bud and the flower is only one – time, patience, and perseverance.