Words are finite expressions of the infinite mind

How many times have we chided ourselves for not having spoken different set of words during a given situation?

How many times have we felt lost in search of words, looking at someone who made us feel awestruck?

 

How many times have we felt belittled in a situation but have not retorted back instantly to safeguard our self esteem?

The irony however is that our life is filled with words. We speak, read, write and hear words every minute of our life. Words act as the basis of all our communication yet we feel stupefied during many situations. Why does this happen? If we are so good in speaking (and that’s what we have been doing all throughout our life) what makes us run out of words?

Many of us, in fact, would have not even reacted physically leave alone getting deprived of words. One main reason for this deprivation is the state which our mind experiences during some situations or when we are amidst certain people.

Explaining the unexplained

Our mind is actually a vast dictionary, bigger than the physical one we refer to every now and then. If it starts pouring out all the words, we will become the ‘junk of chaos'. Hence it makes us run out of words sometimes and fills us with mind boggling ones during other times. It all depends on how it deciphers the situation and people around us since its focus is always on our safety levels.

Our mind gets into an alert mode when confronted with unpleasant situations and people. The first set of reactions it triggers in us is to protect us from any possible evil. Later when you are in a safe zone, it realizes that it has skipped some of its principles. This realization makes us experience a different set of feelings.

For instance, say, a stranger confronts us while walking in the road.

¨     Our initial reaction will be ambiguity and fear.

¨     We will try to move away from the person to a safe distance

¨     If the person continues to confront us, we tend to get stressed out and react

¨     We get angry and raise our voice to put him off

¨     If it continues we try to seek the attention of others around

¨    We rarely notice the words this person speaks while in the midst of the    situation

¨     Our only focus is on distancing ourselves from the location and the person

After we are out of the situation, when we explain what happened to our close ones, we express dissatisfaction. We feel bad for not having reacted in a different manner. This dissatisfaction may be caused due to 

¨   Feeling belittled in a public place 

¨   Feeling frustrated that we have shown out our fear in front of total strangers 

¨  Feeling our image has been damaged amidst so many people who were around us

 If you notice, it is you who were in both the situations. However, the way you reacted or responded has been totally different.

Mind is a huge space

Our mind is a huge space omnipotent in nature. We humans use it only in a minuscule manner. It has the capacity to travel to different spheres within a jiffy and return back to the existing state in the same speed. This omnipotent nature of mind makes it understand our deficiencies as humans and keeps us under control most of the times.

This is precisely the reason why we feel highly satisfied or get upset for ‘not having reacted or responded’ during any given circumstances. The protective nature of mind makes us ‘run out of words’ (despite the huge vocabulary we possess) when it experiences discomfort. The same mind makes us ‘over flow with words’ when it is comfortable with our surroundings.

Understand your Mind  

Observing ourselves from a third person perspective will make us understand the reason for our behavior during different situations. This is the first step towards having control over our reactions – both physical and mental. When we become conscious about the state of our own mind, we learn the art of ‘Mind Control’.  

Eyes are useless when the mind is blind..!

Connection between the physical and mental body acts as the basis for emotions we experience in our life. The physical aspect of ours exerts influence over our mental attributes deciding their reactions. The mental attributes exhibit their power over our physical aspects causing issues that are tough to manage. One of the physical parts that act as the key source for most of our mental dilemma is our eyes. Our eyes and mind interact with each other in a constant manner. Human mind gets most of the inputs through the eyes. However, how your mind reacts to the same decides the value of your eyes and the importance of the inputs received through the same.

We are blind to the world around us

It is a fact that our eyes help us to view the physical world around us. But how we view the world around us is actually decided by our internal eye called Mind. When the mind is influenced by the positive characteristics of people, it immediately attaches itself with them. When our mind comes across people who are opposed to its views, the resultant expression is bigotry. In both these cases, physical attraction or repulsiveness does not play a crucial role but has a minimalist impact to the extent of creating first impression. It is actually the mental attributes that makes our mind to identify or be unfair with the world around us. Again, first impression is something that gets formed in the Mind. So, are we looking at the world around us in the real manner it ought to be looked at?

The emotional journey – From confusion to clarity

Clarity in thoughts leads to peace filled existence. When we are in a confused state of mind, we feel agitated and restless owing to the lowered self confidence levels. Clarity in 'men and matters judgment' offers solace to our mind and it exists in a positive state ready to look things from a different perspective. The journey from 'confusion to clarity' is usually a highly emotional one. But this is when we get trained automatically to be indifferent to many things happening around us. This clarity converts us into more matured resilient beings whose acceptance level towards the world around is astoundingly high.

For instance, when we get blocked with our own belief system and refuse to see value in other systems, we are at logger heads with people around us. This neither takes us anywhere nor allows people to come near us. We feel let down and think that the world around us is a negative place to live. This negativity automatically permeates in all aspects around us. During such situations our physical eyes lose their value completely. They just perform the task of a computer monitor showing out what is being processed by the processor inside. Our Mind which is in a state of total chaos continues to brew over the negativity again and again. We term life as a 'hell on earth'.

Open your eyes to see your blessings

The words 'open your eyes' mean the internal eye and not the physical eyes that helps you to view the external world. Our internal world needs so much of attention that focusing on the same will help us manage our external world with clarity. It is this internal eye that attempts to focus our physical eyes in the appropriate manner. This explains clearly why minding our mind is important.

Focus your efforts to look at the positive things in life. Look at the struggles of life as one of the greatest blessings that facilitate your forward movement. Help your mind to notice the tiny little miracles scattered all around you, where ever you go. When you tune your mind to look at the positive aspects of life, your mind gets stronger and identifies the blessings showered on you. Instead of allowing your Mind to force you to think about your burdens, train the same to constantly think about the blessings. This will make your mind experience the much needed peace. Thinking of your blessings strengthens your mind, healing the earlier wounds experienced. It also protects your mind from getting wounded as you move forward in life.

Look at the blessings surrounding you through your mind, to modify the way you see the world around you with your physical eyes. You will get immersed in the abundant blessings being showered on you, helping you to enjoy the bliss at all points of time.

Experience blessing by being a blessing

Wake up every day assuring yourself that you will not believe everything you see with your physical eyes

    

Talk to yourself as much as possible. Remember, talking to yourself means you are talking to your mind

    

Start the day with the affirmation - ‘Today will be a positive day’

     Do your chores with a calm mind realizing that to be able to perform your chores all by yourself is a blessing

     Look at the greenery around you and feel contended that to see such greenery is a blessing by itself

     Consciously try to keep out of the company of negative people. Ironically, if they are your close ones, accept the reality. Remember, the ultimate motive of both these efforts must be towards striking peace with your own self.

     Try to be amidst ‘like-minded’ people. Your mind likes this and so will co-operate with you to live in peace.

     When you are surrounded by people who are positive minded, the vibes created flow to your inner self calming your mind down

     Keep talking to yourself as much as possible. If you are not your best friend who else can be?

     Train your mind to look at the blessings in every situation so it does not get upset with things happening in front of your eyes

     See with your mind not just with your eyes

Learn to think more about your blessings than lamenting about the blemishes in life. Blemishes are in fact another set of blessings that help us understand what perfection is all about. Be thankful. Be grateful. Feel blessed. This will help you see the world around through your mind rather than through your physical eyes. Remember, eyes are useless when the mind is blind.