Your mind is your greatest friend

When someone asks you, how do two persons become best friends? And sometimes , how do even ' made for each other' kind of friends become enemies? The same applies for you and your mind and what is your answer in simple terms? Let us understand You here as the conscious person pursuing some goals like education, employment, enjoyment or enlightenment.

Then, the mind can be understood as the package of different faculties within you that have to be available for you to pursue your goals. They are memory, analytical ability, different habitual preferences etc." The purpose of friendship is to stop each other in moments of excess and help to be on track. Friendship is not for just having fun."

With these few definitions we are ready for enquiring "how to make the mind our best friend? " To start with first of all help the mind to stay healthy by stopping it when it asks for excessive indulgence. Give her good nutritious food, and healthy sensory inputs. Give the mind some quality time and spend time with it to understand it. It's done by meditation with self-observation.

Then give your friend mind some space to herself...she does it with good sleep. When she wants to sleep don't ask her to play video games and watch TV with you. Nor put her to over work for your greed. And don't give your friend mind too much space to 'be herself'. Then she will forget her relationship with you and loaf around. If you ask for her attention she will complain and not let you pursue your goals.

Well, your mind is a creature of habit. Don't change your goals based on her demands. Stick to your goals no matter how much she complains; of course by giving her time and space to get used to it. Gradually she will come around and be your best support for all your healthy goals. If your goals are making your friend mind more rebellious, more away from you and more weak, then may be you need to recheck your goals with valid knowledge.

By writing down your aspirations and dreams in moments of inspiration and reading them later in moments of literature is great for your relationship. You're friend mind will love you more and more, when you let her read your inspired stuff, no matter what it is. Making your mind your best friend is very simple--as long as you remain conscious throughout about what all kind of thoughts enter your mind.

Whenever you are lost in thoughts, and you suddenly remember that you were thinking about something that is useless or doesn't give you any benefit, then tell your mind very sweetly not to think of it next time. Don't be harsh on it. Just like the way your friend might leave you if you keep scolding him/her, your mind would also stop listening to you if you scold it. Imagine your mind to be a companion, or as another person, rather than thinking it to be part of yourself.

You need to talk to your mind regularly about whatever you would have told to your friend who is actually close to you. Whenever you feel a burden of emotions in your mind and badly want to share it with someone, then tell it to your mind. Then counsel your own mind as if you are a professional counselor. If you have bad habit, then whenever you are about to do it, tell your mind very sweetly not to do it. Certainly, you would still be tempted to do it. Then tell your mind again. Tell your mind until it listens.

Whenever you are alone, don't think you are alone instead think that your mind is with you and talk to it whatever you feel at that moment. When you feel like crying,tell your mind-"Its alright!I can understand your feelings, mind. Calm down". After-all, no one can understand your feeling better than yourself. The mind is nothing but an aggregation of thoughts. What we think in the present is part of our conscious mind, and once thought, the thoughts go into our sub-conscious mind. Most of the thoughts are stored in our sub-conscious mind.

But most people react to situation because they have no control over their thoughts in the sub-conscious mind. When a thought of anger rises in the sub-conscious mind of a person, the person gets angry. The best way to control the mind is by observation of thoughts. Observation of thoughts allows us to see the thoughts that are in our sub-conscious mind and makes us aware. Once a person becomes master at observation, he/she can decide on which thoughts to react to and which thoughts to just let pass, without reaction. Observation is the key, and meditation is the method of observation of thoughts. In fact, only thing that needs to be done in meditation is observation of thoughts. Stay blessed! #kishoreshintre #possessedbywritingspirit