How does mind take you away from Enlightenment?

How does the mind take you away from Enlightenment?

The situations in which the mind can take you where you shouldn’t be getting into.

1. Advising others when not asked for.

2. ⁠Criticizing someone ( or joining in their criticism by others ) when they are not in front of you instead of realizing that everyone has freedom in their life.

3. ⁠Getting into arguments, outcomes of which never come. (e.g., politics ).

4. ⁠Making opinions about others, as everyone has a depth you cannot fathom, and when it eventually comes out, it may embarrass you.

5. ⁠Giving your opinions to others about them, because everyone’s situation can be and usually is different than yours.

6. ⁠Keep talking and not listening.

7. Letting your likes and dislikes disturb your mental status and make you run, leaving your peaceful inner state.

8; Letting the mind fantasize instead of staying what is in now.

All these require only one thing.

Awareness.

Only meditation intensifies the awareness.