Subject #29: On the confusion of the mind

Here’s a statement: mind is always confused. In the moment of truth, beauty and joy – there is no mind. Mind never has a clue about the reality. It tries this and that, different means to reach a goal. Mind seeks the knowledge but can never grasp the world that it observes Also ego, this imaginary ”me” that mind has created, is constantly after things. Ego seeks permanent satisfaction through pleasures – a formula, which never succeeds but there isn’t any other way for ego.

Whenever ”we” are frustrated, angry, sad, depressed, bored and so on - it’s because of the mind, because of the ego. It’s very important to notice that instead of focusing into external reasons that are bothering the mind. External things are never the real reason for suffering – it’s always about how the mind reacts to those external things. And as long as mind reacts to those external things, one will suffer. But if one sees all that, then ego loses its dominance and suffering starts to wane. Then ”I” is never sad/etc. One stops relating to concept of ”I” and starts seeing the roots of thoughts that cause suffering because they are desires & fears in disguise.

The following two quotes are not really related to the subject but needed to be published anyway:

The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.
~M. Scott Peck

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.
~Gilda Radner