Do We Wish To Be Intelligent?

Paramahamsa Nithyananda

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 13:50

Most of us have no control over our mind. We have heard people talk about it but we have only heard of it: we have never practiced it. We have never experienced it. Control over the mind is one of the things we hear about. We wouldn't dream of practicing it. When we hear of something that is beyond the realm of our experience, we decide that the statement is wrong or that it is not for us. Do outside events or thoughts from others influence an individual's mind and thought processes? Let us examine this. If we are married, we know that our spouse can influence our thought process. It happens verbally when we converse; it can happen by body language. Here is an example. You decide to attend a meditation camp. Let us say your spouse puts on a long face, but you decide to come anyway.

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When in meditation, your thoughts are with your spouse. You will be meditating on the long face of your spouse. Even without his physical presence your spouse influences your meditation. You are meditating on the energy of the spouse and the energy is negative.
Let us say that you decide to come for a 10-day meditation retreat. Your spouse has not said anything. There is no negative body language or verbal arguments in this matter. Watch what happens when you are at the retreat and in a joyful mood. A thought of your spouse wriggles into your mind. Your energy will change and your mood will transform. Your memory which is just a thought, triggers so many reactions in us. It lands you in a low energy field and negative mood. This is real. Others can and do influence our mind. They need not express their thoughts and we need not meet the person physically. Even a memory can trigger this energy pattern.

Can we control the mind without allowing thoughts from outside to influence us? Understand this. Our response is triggered by a pattern of thoughts. The best way to change this thought structure is to become aware. When we are aware of our thoughts we can change the mood or habit: we can choose to be happy. Human beings can make a conscious choice. We can decide whether we would like to live with intelligence or with our mind. Animals and non-living things do not have this choice. Only we do. So be intelligent. Flood your life with awareness. Then every moment becomes a possibility to experience real happiness.

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