As I sat watching the sunrise today, I could hear the song of birds. A bulbul singing sweetly nearby and a distant barbet's shrill calls.
And the oft repeated saying comes to mind "When the mind is silent, you hear your own true voice".
And I realized a tad bit more into this profound saying.
Mind, as we know, is "old". An accumulation of memory, images - some good, some bad.
It's tool is thought.
The chatter, as we know, is a rehash of what is already known.
It perpetuates the past and keeps it alive. It draws a lot of energy from your quota of energy for the day. You are left with very little energy to do what you want to do. You feel drained.
By simply breathing and being in the now, or being meditative, we cut off the fuel supply to the Mind tank. Slowly the frequency, length and intensity of thoughts reduces.
This reduction of "mind" weakens it and reduces its power over you slowly, every day.
So there's eventually "less" mind every day.
Less mind means you are more present. Your energy, if channelled properly can be used in the best way.
Energy, clarity, purpose/ direction - are the pillars for doing anything constructive.
And mindfulness helps in all three at once.
And the oft repeated saying comes to mind "When the mind is silent, you hear your own true voice".
And I realized a tad bit more into this profound saying.
Mind, as we know, is "old". An accumulation of memory, images - some good, some bad.
It's tool is thought.
The chatter, as we know, is a rehash of what is already known.
It perpetuates the past and keeps it alive. It draws a lot of energy from your quota of energy for the day. You are left with very little energy to do what you want to do. You feel drained.
By simply breathing and being in the now, or being meditative, we cut off the fuel supply to the Mind tank. Slowly the frequency, length and intensity of thoughts reduces.
This reduction of "mind" weakens it and reduces its power over you slowly, every day.
So there's eventually "less" mind every day.
Less mind means you are more present. Your energy, if channelled properly can be used in the best way.
Energy, clarity, purpose/ direction - are the pillars for doing anything constructive.
And mindfulness helps in all three at once.
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