Are Mind and Consciousness the Same?

Is there a difference between a mind and consciousness?

Mind, brain, and self-realization! Is thinking considered rational?

No, no; the mind is something completely different. Its existence is entirely separate. The thought is merely an invisible instrument; it just happens. The idea is a sense of thinking. The mind has its own life.

What is the difference between a Spiritual Soul and a mind? The spiritual soul, your true self and intellect, has nothing in common, no relationship. Just as the body is the body, the mind is the body, so also the speech.

You were utterly pure consciousness, pure soul; the mind has no particles under any conditions. Coming back to the question, what are the difference between mind, consciousness, and thinking?

When the thought takes place, the imagination continues, during which time it is all the mind and the consciousness, to understand that you are the one who knows all this. The one who knows all these thoughts is a hypocrite, your elusive self.

The focus is not on you. When there is deception, by the birth of a person with thoughts, the power of self-realization also descends into this state, which is called murder; physical identification. And you go on knowing everything that is going on inside; then man is called the Pure Consciousness or self-realized.

The mind is temporary, and you are eternal. These two are not one at all. Both your mind and consciousness could only be one if both were temporary. But here, both your mind and consciousness have different responsibilities.

You are an eternal being. Everything that is talked about is outside of you, and it is not for you. The mind and you will never come together as one person. When you are alone, the thought can come under control, but the idea and you personally will never be one. The mind is temporary, and you are eternal. The sense one day is going to die, and you are immortal.

 

Does restraint of the mind lay the foundation for inner peace?

Is there a mind control test?

What is testing whether the mind is controlled? How would we know that? That it has not been under control is a test in itself. Food and staying hungry; is there no difference between the two trials?   

What is your test? Exploration is something that Goldsmiths do. There are no internal conflicts and reasons; inner peace prevailed - that's the test. If inner peace is passing away, then it is not a forbidden mind.

The mind cannot remain fixed on anyone. The thought is controlled, but one cannot experience eternity under control. It will only last a short time. The mind is not ordinary, and it changes frequently. You may clean it for a while, but not permanently.

And once the mind has begun to be controlled by you, then you will find happiness in yourself even in the face of external or internal turmoil. Whatever it is, whatever the name, it all happens. But one can do it if the need arises. Do you need to be able to block and control the mind?

Mindfulness helps with worldly life. It helps to provide prosperity and accomplishment; release of obstacles. There is no need to stop thinking. One becomes free by self-realization, not by blocking the mind.

When the mind is controlled, what is the need to go beyond thoughts? What else is left when the idea is in your possession? Everlasting life, people have been trying to control their minds. Yet, the reason was not in control. Isn't it time for someone to go into the woods and shout for help to control his mind?

Why should one go and cry so much in the forest? There, no one will comfort him, and here people are kind and will say, 'Wow! Get him some water. Bring him some tea. 'They will not even let him cry out in peace, and in the forest, he will cry out in peace. You can cry all night. That is why the mind has never been controlled. When a person roams unlimited lives, then this life goes to waste.

Man will have to control his mind, will he? How could things go so suddenly? But one thinks to himself, 'I have made progress.' Hey! You may make progress in one thing, but your mind is not under your control! It isn't enjoyable and slightly swollen. Despite such great weakness, one says, 'I am this'.