Common problem of fickle mindedness, what are typical symptoms, and what are the easy ways to achieve stability of mind
Mind instability is such a common problem. It robs us of time, energy and sense of direction. Though it appears insurmountable when we are in that state, it has very simple and actionable solution.
Typical symptoms of fickle mindedness:•Jumping from one topic to another without deciding, completing, mastering (at a reasonable level) in the earlier topic
•Different topics takes “priority one” position at different times (even though its not a crises) due to mental imbalance
Most likely scenarios of fickle mindedness:•When a significant decision need to be made where trade off higher
•Choosing between good and best choice when you don’t know in advance what is good or best
•Perfectionist attitude where we want everything to be 100% perfect resulting in returning back to same item again and again
•Lack of confidence – this can show up even in small decisions like which restaurant to choose, choosing cloth to wear etc
Fickle mindedness is so common that there are many quotations that describe them vividly:
•The principal weakness of mind is its instability.
•There are materials enough in every man's mind to make a hell there.
•Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind.
•A mind that is afraid withers away; it cannot function properly.
•Instability of mind is caused by our desire for things we believe are essential for our happiness, survival and satisfaction and our desire to stay away from things we intensely dislike for one reason or the other.
•When we are mentally disturbed, we fail to discern the truth and make wrong decision
•Mind is fickle like the wind or the candle light or water in motion.
•A disturbed mind cannot focus on anything in particular for long.
•Stability of mind is a precondition to self-realization.
•We cannot control outer world, but we can control our inner world
•An unstable mind verily is the cause of delusion, an enemy of the self, where as the stabilized mind is the doorway to self-realization
•With the stability of the mind comes undisturbed peace and unending calm.
Result of fickle mindedness:
•Lack of clear sense of direction leading to tremendous energy leaks
•Lack of efficiency and focus on task at hand due to constant load of something not done in the background
•Emotional drain and frustration due to not achieving something significant in spite of spending overall a lot of effort
•Give confusing and often contradictory messages to stakeholders resulting in loss of trust
•Little time spent on relaxation, entertainment and social activities as constantly burning with another priority and confusion
•Oftentimes time is not utilized properly and even infinite supply of time seems insufficient
•Switchover energy and time leakage
•Many times energy and time is spent on relearning or revising the same item instead of making progress
•Appear and feel like always occupied with something
•Many items learned are never utilized as it quickly moves to background before getting into implementation stage/usage of/derive benefit from the knowledge
The following quotes accurately describes how to get rid of fickle mindedness:
•The mind can be controlled through practice and dispassion.
•A man is said to be stable of mind when he renounces all desires, remains satisfied in the self by the self, and shows the same attitude towards heat and cold, pleasure and pain, sorrow and happiness, friend and foe, success and failure, respect and disrespect, himself and others, and such other dualities of earthly life.
Though they appear to be simple, that’s all is needed to achieve stability of mind.
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