Controlling Your Mind - No More Misconceptions

Misconceptions are much more dangerous than drugs. IT is true because drugs themselves don't spread too far, but misconceptions can be contiguous and spread everywhere. All this comes from the mind. 


Drugs taking doesn't come from the drug / physical substance itself, but from the person's mind. Psychological attitude plays an important role in controlling people with polluted mind to take drugs or engage in other self-destructive behavior, but instead, we only consider how bad drugs themselves are, and completely ignore the role of the mind. The example of Drugs here can also be substituted to other phychological misconception, such as materialistic life-style, wealth, status, power and fame. 


However, it is an irrefutable fact that as human beings, we always seek satisfaction, no matter what stages of life we are in. By recognising the nature of the mind, we can satisfy ourselves internally; perhaps even eternally. I believe everyone would have that day acquiring the ability to realise the nature of one's own mind. We see the sense world so clearly, but we are completely blind to our internal world, where the constant functioning of misconceptions keeps us under the control of unhappiness and dissatisfaction. If we are all caught up in attachment to drugs, money and many aforementioned examples, our limited craving mind will make it impossible for us to enjoy life's pleasures. Therefore, it is not life, wealth and power which enslave us, but the remaining attached to life, wealth and power. The cause of suffering, is not thinking 
itself, but clinging to our thoughts.

  Cardiff Bay -- Taken by Philip Law

Lastly, rome is not built in one day, same as recognising the nature of one's own mind. It is hard and may require perseverance in believing yourself, regardless of all the temptations and influences by others. It also requires you putting a safe distance between you and your thoughts, finding a place to stand outside the cascade of emotions and desires. Once you can master your own mind, you will become spiritually free. Whatever befalls you, you can walk on untouched, unattached. You would be able to lose your jobs and keep your self-esteem, slash your budget and still feel like a brillion bucks, lose a loved one but not your love of life. 


By Charmmy Ka Ian Lio