What is Mind? (Part 1)

The year was 1961. John F. Kennedy was the President of the United States. The American President invited the best musician of that time for the music program at the White House. The name of that musician was Pablo Casals. Pablo used to play the violin, and when he would start playing the violin, the audience used to get spellbound, become enthralled with that magical music, induced by his violin. Perhaps he was the best violinist of that era. In 1963, American President John F. Kennedy awarded Pablo Casals America's highest civilian honour, 'the Presidential Medal of Freedom.' 

अगर आप यह ब्लॉग हिंदी में पढ़ना चाहते हैं, तो यहाँ क्लिक करें  ।

As Pablo grew older, his love for music also increased. A few days before Pablo's 90th birthday, an author named Norman Kozin went to see him. Norman writes about that meeting with Pablo, "Pablo has grown old. He was bone-weary and had to struggle a lot to finish his daily choruses; I felt very bad seeing him in distressed condition. He had arthritis, and at the same time, he had become feeble. Breathing was difficult. While walking, he used to take each step very slowly. After walking a few steps, he used to get exhausted. There was swelling in the hands and fingers were stiff. This was all due to his old age, and now he was utterly tired as anyone could see."

Norman continues, "Pablo had a piano and some other musical instruments in his drawing-room. He had spent his entire life playing these instruments. Slowly, he moved towards the piano. He was almost impaired, but somehow he sat on a stool in front of the piano. The hands were swollen, the fingers were stiff, but after the initial struggle, he slowly started moving his fingers on the piano board. 

You won't believe, but the miracle happened in those moments. Suddenly, some mysterious energy entered in Pablo's body; his physique was completely changed. His fingers started gliding on the key-board of the piano, and an enchanting atmosphere was created."

It was hard to believe for Norman that all of this was happening in front of his eyes. The way he was playing the piano was unbelievable. And as soon as Pablo started playing the piano, he surpassed all the bodily limitations. Norman Kozin says, "As soon as he started playing the piano, the stiffness of his fingers disappeared, his back straightened, and he began to breathe deeply."

Just the thought of playing the piano was so powerful that it transformed Pablo's physique. This super-charged his mindset & set everything in motion. Norman Kozin was stunned witnessing that unimaginable power of the Mind. It was beyond the wildest of his dreams.

Friends, many times in our life, we also experience the incredible power of the Mind lying dormant inside us. Still, we are so busy in our day-to-day routine of life that we just forget about that hidden treasure within ourselves. It's a key having the potential of unlocking myriad possibilities. It's a force which could transform our lives in a moment. It can reinvigorate a new life into our body even after getting exhausted. It's a magic wand which can help us to create a golden future. 

You must have also seen that once this power of the Mind awakens, a miracle starts happening. We find ways to make the impossible possible. We recognise the hidden abilities in ourselves and walk on the path of life transformation. The age-old problems are solved in minutes. We start feeling more positive and energetic.

Now imagine a little bit. You are utterly exhausted after working in the office beside office hours. Somehow you start heading towards your home. After walking for half a kilometre, you reach to the Metro station. By struggling with co-passengers and managing yourself, somehow you reach the metro station close to your home. When you are at some distance from the home, you see that your house is on fire and one of your loved ones is trapped in that fire. 

What will you do now? Will you be in that same state of Mind which you were experiencing a moment ago? Will you continue walking wearily? Not at all! I think, as soon as you see this whole incident, you will run around throwing bags and do everything possible to save the lives of your loved ones.

Now the question is, how did you get so much energy suddenly in the body? You were utterly exhausted that each step was like a mile for you. From where did that courage come in your tired body & you got ready to do anything? How your body got transformed entirely in a few moments? 

It simply proves that there are hidden reservoirs of energy inside us, they lie dormant till they are not challenged or till they do not get worthy goals to achieve. Despite being completely tired, they infuse unprecedented energy in the body. In situation, where it was hard to take a step further, a flood of energy is being created in the whole body by that element. 

What shall we call that element? How shall we name this superpower? How will we define that element?

Usually, we call it 'Mind,' and many people give it the name of 'the power of the inner mind.' But now the question is: what is Mind? How can we understand the functioning of the Mind? If there is a mind, what is it made of? Shall we consider our brain a mind? Does our brain control our Mind, or does our spirit control our brain?

We will find the answers to all these questions in the next blog…

Hope you enjoyed reading this blog! Do share it with your near & dear ones. Let’s meet at the next Blog. Till then…….

‘Enjoy Your Life & Live with Passion!’

(This blog is originally written in Hindi by the Master Trainer Sandip Shirsat and later translated in English by Kimiya Ambekar, an NLP Master Trainer & a renowned Healer.)

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What is Mind? 

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