Why your brain needs idle time to rest and relax
चिन्तायास्तु चितायास्तु बिन्दु मात्रम् विशेशतः ।
चिता दहति निर्जीवम्, चिन्ता दहति जीवितम् ॥
chintayastu chitayastu bindu mataram visheshatah.
chita dahati neerjivam, cheenta dahatee jiveetam.
Chinta (worry) is like Chita (pyre) they differ by dot (‘n’ in their spellings). Chita (pyre) burns dead, Chinta (worry) burns Living.
Worry burns the living person and the pyre kills the dead. Worry is a problem that we like to solve but it does not exist. The mind is preoccupied with worries and past impressions. It is the mind that divides the time in the past, present, and future. we regret the past, compare in present and worry for the future. Time links the mind with objective reality i.e. people, place, possession, and events. When the mind seeks pleasure in people, place, possession, and events outside, it relates to time. At birth, the mind was not associated with anything outside, the mind was working naturally i.e. happy, smiling, playing, fun, and joy. Can we help the mind return to that naturalness, where it perceives the world as it, not through the eyes of mind that colors with cravings, desires, opinion, wishful thinking, etc
The mind is the cause of suffering and happiness. The impure mind causes suffering and the pure mind causes happiness.
Thinking is a great ability of man but not to think for a few seconds is remarkable. It helps relax the brain and raise awareness and attention. It creates wonder to the brain when the mind stops talking to oneself all day around.
When a person commits to become a seeker on the path by rising his mind from impurity to purity by easy and simple practices daily, he is qualified for mindfulness. at the same time, he starts living in calmness, manages fatigue, improves sleep.
We can influence the brain through the mind. When we work on the mind that leads to a mindfulness state, it can evolve the brain. What science says the brain changes its structure and function, is realized through living in mindfulness.
The mental state of worry, craziness, laziness, reaction constantly agitates the brain. It causes anxiety, stress, pain, emotional upsets, and much more. If we work on the mind, we can work on the body and the brain can change attitude and behavior. The state of mindfulness minimizes the impact of stress on the brain through the mind during problems, challenges, and pain and suffering.
The pressure on the brain increase due to stress, fatigue, negative thinking, and worries. It fires the brain negatively and rewires that causes the adrenaline rush. We suffer -physically, mentally, emotionally, socially depending on the situations.
We can give the brain an idle time by educating the mind to live in relaxation, indifference by the withdrawal of senses from objects, tolerance, faith and keep the fire of aspiration to discover the true nature. It is a healthier state of mind that leads to mindfulness.
