Are you your mind, or is the mind merely a machine?
A significant portion of Buddhism teaches that we are not our minds. This concept can be challenging to grasp. How can we not be our minds when our thoughts, knowledge, value systems, and learned behaviors all feel inherently ours?
Yet, consider this: How often have you battled your mind to eliminate unwanted thoughts, only to have them resurface repeatedly? How many times have you healed a trauma, only to react the same way later because your brain has already issued the command, flooding your adrenal glands with cortisol and adrenaline, leaving your face flushed with anger?
Let’s take a step back and view the mind from a different perspective. In today’s world, everyone uses artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, and other software that await detailed commands to perform tasks. Now, imagine if your mind were an integrated hardware system, allowing you to use it as a personal executor. You could issue commands, and it would simply carry them out.
For instance:
- “From today onward, you will work solely to generate positive thoughts and emotions in my life. You will also ensure that I encounter only pleasant people.”
- “Starting today, your task is to earn [specific amount] each month, providing me with comfort and peace of mind.”
Would you like to try this approach and share from this viewpoint how your manifestations begin to materialize more quickly? Tell us about your experiences with this perspective. With this viewpoint, your mind is the device, and you are the programmer.
Let’s discuss how this perspective has impacted your life and explore ways to harness the full potential of our minds together.