Thought

Let us discuss the mind today.

If you have ever observed the mind, it will be noticed that there is always some thought passing through.
If you are reading this, some thoughts are passing through the mind.

Have you ever been conscious of no thought at all. It seems that even 'no-thought' is also a thought.

To have 'no-thoughts', you need to first have a thought about it. It is indeed strange that when ever you go looking for the mind, all that is found is only a thought.

Thoughts always passing by. Some thoughts are so dense, they seem like a real condition. It is forgotten that it is only a thought. For example: One may think that 'I am a failure', and forget that this is just a thought. "I am a failure' is not a real condition. Infact, the mind or thoughts do not deal with real conditions. 'Real condition' itself is a thought.

So, if we go a little deeper, we find that all we are really dealing with here are merely thoughts. We never deal with anything directly. To think of something is to create it at that instant.

So, then the thought comes that 'I am tormented by thoughts'. Is this real or also merely a thought?

It is very easy to forget that all we ever deal with are merely thoughts. Not reality. Or whatever that is.

Infact, this entire process that we are going through is also another thought.

So then the question arises that is it possible to ever go beyond thought?

'Am I capable of ever going beyond thought?' Note that this is also a thought.

So it seems that our situation is futile and no matter how hard we try, we cannot escape the confines of thought.

But this itself is also a thought. So then the thought occurs, 'To whom do these thoughts occur?' Or 'Who is the 'I' to whom these thoughts occur?' 'Who am 'I'?'

Notice one thing, wherever a thought is present, an 'I' is also present.

So who is this 'I' to whom the thoughts occur?

At this point, it is impossible to say anything. If the 'I' is just a thought, nothing more can be said.

One alone is.

Peace.