New Mind
When we say New Mind, we mean the quality of freshness.
We mentioned in the last post that the Mind is Timeless, so
it can never be old.
Being dominated by the Brain (Past- Thoughts), it mimics the
quality of the brain (Body)
, getting old.
But, actually it is the dullness due to repetition (The
Past) and being caught in the groove.
As one grows older, past stretches longer, so Mind that is dictated
by the Brain (Past)
become progressively dull, to the extent of being senile.
Mind also feels inadequate to respond to new situations with
past ideas.
This inadequacy makes it take refuge in the past (Those are
Golden Days).
That is because Mind (True-Self) is no longer the Master, it
is the Brain (Ego-Self) that
Dictates and the Mind acts mechanically and as a consequence
struggle for its freedom.
How to bring about a
New Mind or Free Mind
It has been tried both politically and religiously to bring
about the New or Free Mind.
Political (Intellectual)
Political Revolutions claimed a New Social Order (External)
will bring about a New
Man.
They promised Utopia, if people can get over their
individuality (Ego-Self) for the sake
of Society ( Collective Ego-Self, not True or Wider
consciousness).
They believed External Changes will bring about change in
man’s psyche (Internal).
People participated and compromised their ‘Ego-Self’ hoping
for Utopia.
It never happened,
When the system collapsed, the suppressed identities (Ego)
came out in full force
breaking up the nations and causing ethnic wars and
destruction.
Religious (Faith)
From very ancient times, Religions promised Heaven, if
people surrender their Ego to
God.
Each religion had own
system, doctrines and dogmas etc.
They believed Faith and other Methods will bring about change
in the man’s psyche.
But ‘Unconditional Surrender’ to God on Faith gradually
became unconditional Loyalty
to the Religious Institutions and dictates of the
authorities.
That brought about many wars and destruction.
In both the cases New Man or New Mind has never arrived.
(There may be exceptions at individual level)
The point is neither the promises of Utopia / Heaven nor
Coercion / Persuasion,
is able dislodge the Ego or Ego-Self.
Both the systems changed the external conditions of man but
hardly
touched the inner core (‘ I ‘) of the Man.
External changes can address only external crisis – what all
governments does.
For Internal Transformation to take place, one has to
recognize that crisis is internal and
the external order or disorder is only its reflection.
It is the crisis of consciousness and one must turn inward
to address the problem.
This internal crisis can be resolved only by liberating the
Mind from the clutches of the
Brain (Psychological Past – Ego-Self)
Once this internal crisis is resolved, the Brain (The Past)
will find its right place and the
Mind will be free.
This freedom is its nature, it is not ‘Freedom from’, it is
absolute, the mother of all
freedoms that we aspire in our empirical life.
Free Mind is the New Mind.
This will bring about qualitative changes in the
relationships with others and nature.
From there, one may build Utopia or Heaven on Earth.
At least that is the plausible idea.
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