The mind is considered a memory bank where all the experiences are stored that we had with our external senses. Everything that we saw, that we heard, that we tasted, that we smelled and that we touched is recorded in the mind. Sometimes we notice that the mind, without our direction, is playing back an experience from a long time ago. Other times we might be searching the memory bank of our mind to remember something that happened a while ago. The mind travels with the living being from one body to the next. This is why it is possible for a person to have memories from a previous life.
We can also see that we are not the mind when we are trying to control the mind, when we are trying to change what the mind is focusing on. For example, we might have to study for an exam or research a particular subject matter, but the mind is already thinking about what to eat later or who I will meet in a few hours. So, then I have to bring the mind back to the task I need to complete now. Who is this person who is trying to control the mind?
If we become a little more aware of the workings of the mind, we will see that we often struggle to maintain control of what the mind is focusing on. That we actually can be taken in different directions by our mind very easily.
We can also see that we are not the mind when we are trying to control the mind, when we are trying to change what the mind is focusing on. For example, we might have to study for an exam or research a particular subject matter, but the mind is already thinking about what to eat later or who I will meet in a few hours. So, then I have to bring the mind back to the task I need to complete now. Who is this person who is trying to control the mind?
If we become a little more aware of the workings of the mind, we will see that we often struggle to maintain control of what the mind is focusing on. That we actually can be taken in different directions by our mind very easily.
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