Why do you always say: “Fool” the mind?

As I always go on repeating you are the One, you are the ‘diamond’, you are born a King. You are absolute happiness ......Sat-Chit-Ananda.

Then why aren’t we aware of it.?

You aren’t aware of your Soul, your happiness, because (1) Your analytical mind and your Ego are afraid of the calmness /silence it will bring with it (2) You are over indulging in sensory input: with too much sound, visual input (sometimes very bad), constant taste trip, sexual perversion. (3) You are afraid of the change it means eventually. (4) Your threatened Ego is sending its pet monkey, the Mind to distract you

The Ego is afraid because the pure Soul and Ego cannot exist at the same time. Rise of Soul means eventual death of Ego.

To recognize your Soul you require a pause in the sensory inputs. Why? Because they make the Mind monkey dance. You require to be restrained in your words and action. You need to think before acting. You need to eliminate pervert sensory input. Very simply, the rules of Yama – Niyama apply here too.

Now if you want to argue for sake of argument and ask me why this and why not that. I have a simple answer. Do not do anything that you would want erased from your cupboard/ computer/ office desk when you die + Do not do anything that you wouldn’t do openly in front of your child and family. This will answer 95% of the people, except the ‘special 5%’ who I would have to meet personally !!

Also too much sensory input creates (1) too much useless memory + work & open playing field for the Mind monkey (2)  leaves you little time for contemplation (3) Instead of  making you more stable in your own self, it creates more likes and dislikes.

When your daily journey towards One starts, the polishing of the ‘diamond’, slowly your wants, your needs, your lusts, your demons, your desires, your Ego will start reducing and then dropping off. Your mind Monkey that has been conditioned by Society is fearful of this ‘detached’ attitude. So it will go on producing excuses for you to not go on this path. Your Ego and Mind will fight you fiercely. This will be your toughest battle, and also the place where maximum have succumbed. The Ego will fight so hard that you will call yourself a eunuch, a pantuji, a dork. You will have to persevere through this.  

Lastly, and I say this with a lot of confidence, your Mind is your biggest enemy and adversary on this journey towards One.

Want an example: Read this paragraph, close your eyes, think about what I tell you, Hold the thought and open your eyes after 3 minutes and tell me all your thoughts in a row. Ok? Ready?

Australia.

3 minutes? What sequence did your mind show you?

I will tell you what my mind showed me : Australia….. Kangaroos, Fosters Beer, ……Beer I love….. here in India I drink Kingfisher……. my weekend trip with my buddies……. we are going to Karjat….. I like Karjat but I don’t like eating there…… There shall be a lot of mosquitoes at Karjat this time….Hmmmm mosquitoes… I cant risk Dengue… If it killed Mr Yash Chopra what are we….Mr Chopra’s movie… who will complete it… but I wont see it as it seems a silly movie… which remind me my TV isn’t working… I need a set top box.

See: where did I start? I was supposed to hold the thought : Australia. And I thought 10 different things in the interim.

This is the random nonsense of the Mind which I mentioned in my previous post.

This is the perfect example of the Mind monkey. You mind is a monkey, skittering here and there, never silent, never stable. Because in the pause of your mind, you will see your Soul. Whenever your mind pauses, in whichever situation or setting, your Soul will show.

Hence learn to ‘fool your mind’.

How?

Firstly learn to control and ‘observe your breath’. Since breathing is so essential to all life, your mind will not be able to escape. And yet it will try. Gently bring your thoughts back to observing your breathing. Breathe in deeply, hold, breathe out.

If you want a demonstration of the fact that your mind will be controlled when you observe your breath, just hold your breath for a minute.......... Your mind will dare not wander, as your life is at stake....... The only thought in you in that one minute will be your breath.

Stop your mind from wandering. Hold a thought. Tie your mind Monkey to any object. The favorite object world over is God. Concentrate on your favorite God. Don’t let the mind wander. Bring it back to the object as it wanders.

Meditate.

Learn to smile a lot. Even falsely, in adverse circumstances. This shall fool your mind into reducing the stress and anxiety. The mind will remain happier.

Learn to reduce you needs. Do not let your wants become your needs, or worse your obsessions. Learn to curtail your luxuries. If you want to search the One, decrease your sensory inputs. Apply Yama – Niyama and character to your sensory inputs.

Rein in your Mind monkey. Your mind has to be fooled into inactivity, into subservience of the Soul.

Your journey to the One is well on the way.

The promise of the Soul Healer.