The Bankrupt Mind

The mind is timeless and eternal, so how can we have a bankrupt mind?

As I see it, the ego in mind, with its perception of chronological time, is the problem. The thinking process that we use with its verbalization ties us to the world of the past, present and future. It makes us time travellers who believe that thinking will solve all our problems and fear that we might disappear from the mind if we stop thinking. Thus the thinking process in most individuals becomes a self-sustaining process where one thought ends and another begins. It becomes like a squirrel in a cage where one goes round and round in circles. It becomes a habit where one feels that one cannot stop thinking.

But do you know that our thinking process is very limited? One might be a genius, a great scientist or a philosopher, but the fact remains that our thinking is limited. Why? It is because all our thinking is based on the centuries of knowledge we have gathered from the world we know today. Yes, we can think only in terms of the known world, not the unknown.

Therefore, if we were to imagine what life forms could be found in a distant galaxy which is the unknown, we can only conjure up images of life from the shapes and sizes of creatures that we have discovered on our planet earth to date. We can run wild with our imagination, but we will only be able to build a picture based on the creatures we have known in this world and the geometry of the structures we know. So to understand the Timeless or the Unknown, one must go beyond the thinking process we know. The Timeless or the Unknown can only be appreciated when the thinking process becomes still of its own volition with the realization that it is limited.

Because our thinking process creates such confusion, chaos and conflict in our mind with its constant verbal chatter, we are forced to search for some inner peace. The techniques of meditation we have developed, where we exclude all intrusive thoughts and concentrate on one thing, may give us temporary peace of mind. But it is a delusive path because we fail to recognize that the real purpose of meditation is to discover the Timeless dimension.

The Timeless is all around us and is always in the present. One does not have to go looking for it. It is a dimension as real as the chronological time dimension we have created and live in. The only thing that separates us from the Timeless dimension is our perception. Everyone experiences and has a glimpse of this Timeless dimension from time to time, but as we are too involved with our daily chores in time travelling, we fail to appreciate it. However, if we were to move away from any man-made structure at any given time, we would be walking into the Timeless zone. So when one is taking a walk in the garden or a park and if one becomes aware of it, one will soon start experiencing the timeless zone. In the wilderness, it is even more overpowering and overwhelming. When the observer in mind and what is being observed becomes one phenomenon, you are experiencing the Timeless dimension. Please recognize it and become one with it. Do not verbalize it; otherwise, you will revert to your time zone. Look around, become aware, and you will know what I am talking about. That is true meditation when one becomes aware of one's inner and outer worlds. It is an all-inclusive process, not an exclusive process. You will start experiencing and understanding eternity while you are still alive, not after you die.

So what is a bankrupt mind? It is a mind that perceives the truth in a statement but then ignores it because it might affect the comfort zone that one has created for oneself. It is a mind that resists change for fear that if one did change, one might lose one's identity with all its associated beliefs and ideologies. It is a mind stuck in a groove steeped in traditions and philosophies with no insight into how one can free oneself from the web of time. It is an inflexible, unreasonable and contradictory mind that has lost its ability to listen.

Now, if you think you have an open mind and are willing to understand how you operate in this hypnotic world, I urge you to read my book "The Enchanted Time Traveller- A Book of Self-knowledge and the Subconscious Mind". Mental illness is increasing in societies worldwide with its associated violence. The Titanic is sinking. We, as health professionals, should be in the team that is handing out life jackets and helping people get into lifeboats, not joining the team that is rearranging deck chairs or playing the band on the ship. The first fifty pages of this book contain the secrets of the mind and are therefore considered essential reading. Be a true scientist, not a pseudo-scientist. Visit the website: http://theenchantedtimetraveller.com.au/ The EBook is available at Amazon.com.