Mind

The mind is often blamed for the challenges we face in life, but in reality, it is just a tool that requires a little fine-tuning. It operates within the boundaries that we have set for it. When our consciousness is limited to our physical bodies, the mind functions within that limitation. It sees the body as its own and excludes everything else. It forms relationships with everything else, developing likes, dislikes, and fears. We are all familiar with the dramas that unfold within this realm.

However, when our consciousness expands beyond the body, the mind starts operating at that higher level of consciousness, including everyone around us. It begins to see others as itself, just like it sees the body as itself. This is where true love for others emerges, as we perceive them as our own being. Until then, our interactions with others are limited to relationships, whether they are good or bad.

I recall an instance where a person willingly spent 24 hours in a cage full of snakes, unharmed. This individual demonstrated that the snakes were not harmful, a feat only achievable by including them in his consciousness and feeling them as a part of himself, just like we see all of our body parts as ourselves. Similarly, sages who reside in forests encounter no issues with wild animals. This can be attributed to their inclusion of these animals in their consciousness.

In summary, when our consciousness is contracted, everything appears harmful, but in an expanded state, nothing poses a threat in the universe. Therefore, the danger does not lie in external entities, but rather in a consciousness that is confined to a narrow scope.

Learning new things, like riding a bicycle, requires some time for the mind to adjust. Similarly, getting accustomed to new levels of consciousness also takes a little time, and, of course, practice is necessary.

In the expansion of consciousness, fear dissipates, and love for all beings emerges.