Hyper-Reactive Mind

One comes into this world with a hyper-reactive mind, which operates involuntarily. This is both beneficial and detrimental to the self. In the beginning at the birth of the body, one needs spontaneous internal operations in the body. At that stage one has neither the knowledge nor power to operate the body. Its involuntary biological functions which operate automatically are essential for the continuation of life in the body.

And yet, some operations which are conducted are harmful to the self. When one makes an attempt to control the mind, one finds that one is not allowed to direct the mind fully. It cooperates with one’s desire some of the time and conducts mental and emotional activities which were neither initiated nor approved by the self.

In meditation a yogi realizes his/her lack of mind control. The key factor however is the focus of the self. The senses and the monitor of the senses, both operate independent of the self. But these also may on a whim cooperate with the self.

When a sense discovers anything which it may target, there is an expression of an interest in that target. This is for the most part involuntary, where the self has no authority to stop the mind’s interest. With rapidity, the sense reaches its target. It collects information. It relays that knowledge to the intellect, which rapidly makes a decision on how the sense should proceed with investigation, as to the value of the target, and as to if it is worth to exploit it.

Once the value is assessed, the intellect gives a command for increased surveillance of the target. In the meantime, the intellect sends request to the memory chambers for information which relates to the said target. This knowledge is given instantly. The intellect then makes a conclusion, which the mind uses to supervise further investigation, as to how to consume all or part of the target.

In meditation and also when not meditating, a yogi is required to monitor this behavior of the mind, so that it does not pursue every target it encounters. As soon as there is a detection of a target, the self should determine if it should consider the information, which comes in through a particular sense. If the self determines that there should be no pursuit, the self should command the psyche, so that it no longer continues the investigation about the object being pursue.

The self should not allow the mind to respond with replies to thoughts queries which come into the psyche. Any effort of the mind to regard the incoming information should be squelched.

Any opinions which first are developed by the intellect, should be ignored if not rejected outright by the self, so that there is no incoming appeal which is followed by responses, one after the other. This is necessary for mind control, otherwise the self will continue to be a pawn of the intellect and the senses, which are adjuncts in the psyche, which rule the self to its detriment.