Constructive 2

Mind discipline is not to think about anything irrelevant. It is virtually impossible in this world where we are incessantly bombarded with impulses and information. The constant distraction of Twitter, Facebook, Internet, other media, phone calls, hormone chocks, physical illness, mental stupor, memory, subliminal impulses and a lot of other impulses is even a life style. If Twitter is down for half an hour, life seems to lose its meaning.

Why should we try to hold on to our own course of thought? Why is our own thoughts more valuable than those we get from others?

The questions is relevant, as we have so much to learn from others, and new information appears all the time. If we want to develop an original thought of our own, we have a long process before we can reach the level of the ready made ideas given to us.

But on the existential level it is more important than ever to seek the constructive and avoid the destructive.

It is about the meaning of life. 

So the thoughts in our mind are important. There is a difference between the ideas founded on our own clarity of mind, and those ideas given us in different ways. The given ideas might be very good, but we have to test them against our clear mind to know that. We also have to test our own constructs against the clear mind.

Easy to say, difficult to accomplish. Mind is so volatile. And it is also strong. It is like a flying elephant.