The Power of Stilled Mind

Buddhitakso

A stilled mind is a balanced mind.  A balanced mind is a mind that is in a state of equanimity.  Equanimity or upekkhā is one of the brahmavihāras (Buddhist virtues) that shapes a ground for wisdom and liberation.  In other words, equanimity is all about sustaining the mind that is exalted, radiant, abundant and compassionate in a circumstance of not too tight, not too loose.  Therefore, upekkhā touches on the evenness or impartiality of consciousness and it has become the crux for the Middle Path.  Middle Path is all about focusing on core, neutral, balance and upright.  It means to investigate and break through the core of life and all things without any attitudes of favouritism.  Any investigations must commence based on unbiased grounds i.e. on neutral and upright positions.

According to the Buddha, mind is the forerunner of all states.  This means mind is a key tool for all the manipulation and discrimination in the dependent nature.  In addition, a stilled mind is luminous and it is highly commanding and even sharper than a sword that can pierce through the time stream, the space and the plane of existence.  Therefore, the best self-defence for oneself lies within the mind innately more than anything else that is external.  In fact, the will-power is subdued within the prevailing mind consciousness and as a consequence, one should not seek to surrender in blindfold on the external factors as a way out to any complications faced in one’s life.  

In other words, it is crucial to master your mind to design your destiny.  This is because human thoughts are cosmic waves of energy that penetrate all time and space and it is the most potent vibration that can attracts what is desired or wished for.  In other words, all sentient beings are electro-magnetic beings with the subtle mind consciousness that acts as an antenna or a radar detector constantly attracting and magnetising vibrational frequencies.  Human thoughts are frequencies to which other similar frequencies are constantly resonating and this resonance is the basis for the universal law of attraction.  Therefore, one should not underestimate the vast potentiality or capability of the mind.  

For general understanding, ordinary mind is comprised with the conflation of prevailing and subtle mind consciousnesses.  On the other hand, a stilled mind can be described as the prevailing conscious mind liberating from the thoughts churned out by the subtle conscious mind i.e. making observation without identifying with the thoughts.  This liberation from thought identification to thought observation is called the experience of the Buddha nature.  In fact, the stilled mind is so powerful that it could quell and quash the black magic spells and influence the becoming processes indefinitely.  Therefore, ordinary people should not fall prey to any unscrupulous spiritual masters unnecessarily and instead, they should make full use of their own stilled mind - that is intimate, compelling and also a cost-free resource.

As a conclusion, a stilled mind is dependent on the manifestation of a physical body.  In other words, there is a need for the existence of a physical body or precisely, a brain, before the attaining of a tranquil state of mind by individuals is made possible.  Conscientiously, one should free the prevailing mind consciousness from identifying with the thoughts churned out by the subtle mind consciousness.  The prevailing mind consciousness is regarded as the ‘working’ consciousness or the mind-in-command i.e. the mind that can lead, take charge, concentrate, make decision and convey action.  But since it is closely related to the physical body or more specifically, the brain, there would be a biological clock being attached within it i.e. there would be duration for staying awake and for resting.  In fact, our minds and physical bodies are like rechargeable batteries.  As such, it is imperative for one to meditate diligently in order to boost up the mental and physical strengths at all times.  And with the attaining of stilled mind, one could carry out the myriad of wonders, just as or when one wishes.