The problem is that we can not understand or experience the effects of mind control before we have it. So the argument for mind control is primarily negative: we want to avoid something bad we certainly have. The bad is suffering, aging, illness and death.
Should we make the study of mind a central issue in our life?
Well, mind is the decisive factor in everything we do. Mind is behind everything. If we ignore mind we accept living in unawareness.
Not long ago we had no other choice. The knowledge of mind was very difficult to get. But now it is quite different. The number of books in English is so high that no single individual can read them all. On Internet there is teachings which only few individuals could get earlier.
We study mind not to get theoretical knowledge but to use mind and control mind.
When we run into problems we might seek the cause in the external world and even put a blame on others. Instead we could inquire about the workings of our mind. The more individuals who do so, the easier it will be to erase suffering.
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