In this 61-minute video, we explore essential concepts about the mind because so many people blame their mind for their problems in comments such as, “I can’t make up my mind!” Or, “my mind won’t stop racing.” Or, “my mind won’t let me decide what to do.”
Therefore, if this mind is so powerful that it inhibits you… What is it? What is your mind? How can you change your mind? This video may be a game-changer in your life.
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So, in this video, I want to explore what are the stories of the mind which stop you from living your new dream now?
Are you unconsciously talking yourself out of doing what is good for you through fear and pessimism – or consciously talking yourself into doing what might be good for you with love, optimism and trust?
Therefore, now might be a good time for us to explore what the mind might be!
Because people say, “I won’t change my mind.” Or, I can’t make up my mind.” Or, “My mind won’t stop racing.”
So, a serious question might be – what is this mind that we keep referring to?
Is your mind part of you (the Observer), part of your body (the horsey), or part of your brain?
In just one throw-away comment, like, “I changed my mind.” – Who is the I, and what is the mind that needed to be changed?
Now I know I am being pedantic – but this is essential knowledge – What is your mind? What is its job? And what is its relationship to you, the Observer, the rider, the immortal, infinite Soul (should that be your perspective)?
And even if you don’t think you have a soul and are just having this one-off life experience, what’s your relationship with the mind?
Well, to me, it looks like this – but, as ever, it’s not the truth; nobody knows what the mind is. But here is the model I used to find calmness within my head and, thus, subsequently, within my body.
I imagine the mind to be part of the brain (neither of which is me); they are functions of the body.
I see the mind as a screen on which thoughts are projected.
To me, the mind doesn’t do anything. It’s just a screen – a blank space where thoughts, ideas, concepts, words and images can be created, displayed, presented, developed, explored and played around with in silence (meaning, the screen is silent) even though the brain is adding lots of commentaries and stories.
In my model, I call it the mind screen, like a chalkboard, whiteboard or computer screen.
A good analogy might be – to liken it to the cinema screen that the movie is projected onto. The screen is not the movie, but without that screen – we cannot watch the movie.
It’s the same with thoughts – the mind screen is where the thoughts are projected onto, and without it, how would we be able to see them?
In the simplest form of my model, the mind screen has two sources of input – thoughts may arise from the unconscious brain, just suddenly appearing out of nowhere, or from the conscious brain which knowingly decides to consider a thought. Thus it appears on the mind screen, ready for the process of thinking and analysis.
You could say you are holding that thought in mind – or more accurately, on mind. On mind screen.
Of course, these two sources often interact, like when you are consciously (or deliberately) considering a problem, then all of a sudden, an answer just appears (coming up) from your unconscious brain.
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- Psychosis
- Psychology is a pseudo-science
- Creative imaginations may turn inwards (and ugly) if there is no creative outlet for that imagination (Pure O OCD)