I'm here to ask you: how to guide the mind, how to use the mind wisely?
You don't need to worry about this. Give me a few moments to talk about that.
Because mind is not reliable in that way.
Especially in spiritual places mind is 'the bad guy.'
But no! All this is mind! All is mind.
I would call mind 'the names and form department of consciousness.'
We have the sense of enjoying, the sense of differences,
the instrument for comparing, interpreting, measuring variety, etc
All of these functions are there.
And these things don't cause you any trouble particularly.
They are practical/pragmatical functions of the mind.
It is more the psychological aspect of the mind where we/consciousness are identified with the notion of self,
the idea of what has been fed to us of who we are, that we inherit from life, family, society, culture,
the limited belief that we are primarily our body and the conditioning that has come to the body - that's what we are-
and that's where we move from.
And that's very limiting.
Of course that function is there, too.
But we're here and trying to point you to a space greater than that, beyond that, behind that.
So that you become aware of this, because not being aware of your source-being...
your life is a very disabled life, actually.
It's malfunctioning very easy, because you're not grounded.
Because the mind is not stable, you see.
And even if one thing look stable, then also -the next moment- your moods are not stable
and you will perceive it differently.
So you're in a field of fluctuation, it's a very unstable realm.
Only when the mind is rooted in the hearts energy, in the Self,
then it functions as a harmony.
This is why sometimes you will hear me saying: keep your mind in the heart.
But by itself it's not consistent enough to then speak as though this is a realm of facts; it is not!
It's the realm of fiction until you find the fact of your Self!
Who is the witness of the mind?
It is you who sees the mind, it is not the mind who sees you.
Like I used the example of the hand: I'm looking at my hand, my hand isn't looking at me.
And in the same way you are the observer of your mind
and you determine its power also.
You have the power to determine its function and its abilities,
because it draws its life and its power from your identity and belief in it.
That's a very powerful relationship that you must understand,
otherwise you feel like a victim to it.
That's all that I speak about that.
Now we speak about this that you brought up: how to make best use of the mind?
Best use is: first you must understand clearly, not just intellectually, but experientially,
you must come back to your Self in a very authentic way.
Then, automatically, the mind will align itself in the energy of the Self.
If you try to control the mind: you who are trying to control the mind must become ? from some personal force,
because you're trying to control the mind, because you think: I better control my mind before my mind controls me.
You see. So that is a very shaky premise to try to control the mind.
It's a very powerful medium? that has to be put in control by pure understanding and wisdom and the establishment in the Self that you're coming from your true place.
Then the mind is a servant, otherwise he is going to want to be a master and he's not a good master!
So first you be rooted in the true, which is not difficult, actually.
That's what I'm pointing to.
Because we could talk about many things, but the most effective is to point you in a place that you can see from your true place.
Once you see from your true place, everything in your world -internally and externally- begins to align itself,
because you're back in your true, beautiful power.
And this power is not a power that wants to reign over anybody,
it doesn't want to control, it doesn't need to control.
The God-Self doesn't want to control anything, it says 'be' and things become.
It's not a ruler. A ruler is kind of a tyrant, he's afraid and wants to control and manipulate.
The real Self doesn't need to control. He's not intimidated by anything!
The devil is not a match for God, He's only a match for you.
When you're in your identity ...: 'Look, you're not good,' ... 'Look, they don't like you.'
You see it's only to the person that that voice can seem real and deceiving,
but not to your higher Self. Your higher Self doesn't even notice these things. 'There's nothing to worry about it.'
So that is the answer to your question.
First, you be established in your true Self in such a clear way,
not merely by understanding: 'Yes, I know I'm not all these things. I know I am the Self.'
No. This knowing 'I am the Self' is being the Self.
This knowledge and being ... they are synonymous, they are the same thing, one.
All of this meeting is only to be established in that.
That's the direct way to self-discovery and self-recovery.
We're like the recovering consciousness, because we have extended out into a field of multiplicity and duality ...
living primarily as though we are just our body and conditioning and feeling buffeted by life...
want to come back to the source...
So, I'm showing you your source, because it's right here!
It's the most stable, the most reliable, the most truthful...
even to say 'it's reliable,' for whom is it reliable?
You see, even this word -great as it sounds- it's not true, actually. For whom is it reliable?
'Reliable' is only a useful word up to a point. Reliable while you're not yet one with it,
then you say: among things to be trusted, this is the best
Because, who is even to trust the Self? There is only the Self!
But though I say it it's not so easily assimilated, digested or understood.
Because you're growing back into your Self.
You're slowly waking up to the fullness of truth.
As that happens more fully you see that there are no problems. How can there be problems?
Even though you may be very sure: 'That's definitely like this!'
you find out: No, it's only how my mind is presenting it!
Many people are trying to control their mind.
And as someone pointed out, mind is also clever.
The mind is like an opossum.
You slap him and the opossum drops like he is dead.
You think: I killed him!
He's not dead.
Sometimes, just like this, it just plays/pretends.
... then up again. Why isn't he dead? Because you, the ego, is not dead!