Is my mind my best friend?
My question arises from the Karma Yoga July 22 session.
My experience of my mind is that it is not reliable. It does not seem to be a sound predictor of seeing the reality of any situation. It seems to lack the intellect's ability to discriminate. The mind is limited to moving between perspectives. It cannot determine what is true and what is not
For me, the mind is the servant. The mind is the servant, not the master. As the master, I, the Self, the witness, can choose when to pay attention to the mind and when not to. My mind is not the final arbiter in any situation.
Experiencing this, I am free of the movements of the mind because the proper relationship has been established. And when the mind knows that the master is displeased with the servant, it always returns to the master!
Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita that Mind can either be your friend or foe (Chapter 6). If we rely solely on mind's reason, it can lead to fallacious thinking. Reason is reliable only when rooted in divinity. So yes, Mind is a hopeless Master but a great servant when directed by the soul