Daily Meditation: Saturday, January 16, 2010

Mind - its limitations

01/16/2010

Try to become aware that you have at your disposal faculties far superior to the mind, whose use as an instrument is only good for studying and exploring matter. But even in daily life it is not the best guide, for not only does it have a limited perception of reality, but also, most importantly, behind everything it decides to undertake there is a hidden motive, a selfish, calculated interest that will always end up causing disturbances. Those who are led by their mind regret making a sacrifice or a generous gesture the moment they have made it; they think they were foolish to listen to the advice of their heart or their soul. Nor is the mind able to imagine how brotherhood between all people can be achieved, how the earth can become one family and the whole world live in peace and harmony. It is not able to gain enough height to discover the true remedies, the true solutions. What it thinks up, what it puts forward from its incomplete and egocentric viewpoint is always flawed and will solve nothing in the long run. Solutions exist for all problems facing humankind, but in order to find them we must also appeal to the heart, the soul and the spirit.