Know_your_mind/most important asset and a reliable source of power

Know Your Mind

The mind lives in the body. But the exact location from where the mind

operates is still under discussion. It is only a force;

and

that force gets

weakened when the body gets weaker, due to sickness or old age or

emotions such as anger, hatred, love or suspicion.

But food for the body does not necessarily improve the quality or the

strength of the mind. The main function of the mind is know. It also create

thoughts.

It also serves the

purpose of knowing or collecting knowledge.

Have you ever been able to the identify the following phenomena as

results of the changes in your mind.

Irritability
Anger or hatred
Laziness
Joy
Envy
Love
Sickness

Watching from a distance or making observations about the nature of

thoughts generated by your mind from time to time, is one of the best

ways to understand it. It is another way of meditating. It is known as

cittanupassana.

It is one of the

four techniques of

vipassana

meditation

The mind and its significance have not yet been fully understood

even by

the scientific community. We are still talking of a logic of the heart as

against a logic of the head. It has been a subject of serious discussions

even during the middle ages.

Given below are some important

observations about the mind that would be

useful to you if you are

planning to enter into a new level of happiness.

Your mind is your most valuable asset and it is always under utilized
Your mind is your most powerful force and its full potential is rarely

exploited.

The main purpose of the mind is to know
The mind can also generate thoughts
There are several levels of force at which your mind can operate.
Your mind is also capable of treating your own sicknesses, both

mental and physical. The therapeutic potential of the mind to cure

diseases has never

been

fully understood.

You can mobilize and increase your mind power to enter

into new echelons of contentment and happiness.

Outsiders can clean your mind to make you a different person or give a

different personality.

Some

times

it is know as "brain washing"

It is very difficult for you to force your mind to forget things.
You can improve, develop and control your mind power.
You and only you can develop and control your mind power for your advantage.
There are no doors you cannot open, there are no heights you

cannot reach, there are no barriers you cannot

enetrate

and there is

nothing you cannot do, by improving your mind power.

Happiness is within your easy reach, and only you can

work for your happiness. It can easily be done by

practising mind control activities, or refining your minds culture.

Your body experiences pains and pleasures through your eyes, ears,

nose, tongue and the body [touch]. It always happens with the

collaborative support of the mind. The body cannot function

without the support of the mind.

Your mind is beautiful, exquisite, glorious, flexible, very fast and

travels even without any outside support

Mobilization of your mind power to capacity needs, your

desire, analysis and dedication.

Mind control exercises such as meditation and mind culture exercises can improve the strength,
and usefulness of your mind to withstand to pressures

note from the editor

It is very difficult to make summary of the mind becaus

more than

half of the Buddhist philosophy is about the mind.

According to the "A Manual of Abidhamma by Rev. Narada,

( ISBN967-9920-42-9 published by the Buddhist Missionary

Society of Malaysia." it is estimated at 84 000 banawaras.

Each banawara has 250 verses of four lines each.

Of the philosophy of Lord Buddha about one hal

is about the mind

HappiLogo-
The red colour in the
HappiLog is
happiness;
the gray colour is unhappiness
and the white isthe zone of
indifference.

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