Are you controlling your mind or your mind is controlling you? The more powerful your Intellect becomes, the greater control you will have over the Mind and on your life. To decode it further, the Mind has three weaknesses. And if you are able to conquer these three, one after the other, then you are the master and the Mind is nothing more than your slave.
The first weakness is when something good happens to you. Something that you’ve been wishing for so long to happen. Let’s say you’ve been planning about what you would do at your best friend’s wedding. What would you wear? How would you dance? And then that day arrives. What happens in such situations? One loses one’s control and gets carried away. The Mind takes over and things get messy. Like a domino of mistakes one after the other. You may have noticed how some people go crazy when they become mad with joy. People start talking insolently and regret their behavior later. Thus, the first weakness of the Mind is becoming over-excited. Although, getting excited is perfectly all right, but to be over-excited isn’t. Keep a composed Mind and stay balanced. This is the first art we have to learn.
Second. Imagine what you feel when something adverse is happening to you. What happens to our peace at that time? It starts wavering. We go crazy. We start getting irritated. Let’s say your wife or girlfriend or your parents say something to you that gets you irritated. Or perhaps they are doing something you do not like. One way is to get angry and lose your calmness. But there’s another way to approach it as well. Now you are looking at the situation calmly, without reacting in any way. You decide only after some time as to how you want to react. That too, only if it is necessary for you to react. Notice the difference between the two situations. In one case you are genuinely angry and express it. In the second case, you aren’t angry but acting as if you are. This means that you are able to understand that anger is rising within you. You are in control. You can see that sensation of anger coming and going. So if you are in control, you won’t label your feelings or sensations as good or bad. Because you would be in complete control. It’s your choice, whether you want this sensation of anger to control you or not.
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