Many of us are slaves to our minds. Our own mind is our worst enemy. We try to focus, and our mind wanders off. We try to keep stress at bay, but anxiety keeps us awake at night. We try to be good to the people we love, but then we forget them and put ourselves first. And when we want to change our life, we dive into spiritual practice and expect quick results, only to lose focus after the honeymoon has worn off. We return to our state of bewilderment. We're left feeling helpless and discouraged. It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don't we think about training our minds? .Sakyong Mipham
About This Quote
The mind is a powerful tool. It has the potential to do immense good or immense harm. We can use our mind to lead us towards happiness and away from suffering just by changing our thinking habits. For example, we often have thoughts that get stuck in our heads and cause us pain.
We may get upset when we get rejected, or get jealous when someone else gets a promotion at work. Our thoughts about these things make us unhappy, and we think we need to change them. But we can't change them, because our minds are not ready.
We simply need to learn how not to let them in and how not to let them out in order to free ourselves from suffering and misery and move towards happiness and peace of mind.
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