Article: Buddha, along with modern-day teachers, teach that it's these intuitive promptings from your higher self that are the real you, not the mind. The mind only represents your conditioning and ego. By moving away from it and into your being is when you are truly at your best. Everyone, in the ordinary consciousness state, moves into the self and away from the mind on occasion. But, with practice, you can live from this place of no-mind or no-thought most of the time. People who have learned how to be in no-mind report that they only think a small percentage of the time and when they do, it's a pure, unadulterated form versus being all over the place. When you first start, this period of no-thought will be short, but it will gradually increase over time. When these periods do occur, however, you will feel a certain peace and stillness inside that you may have never felt before. Know that you are on the right track with your natural state of being, which has been obscured by the mind for so long. With practice, this sense of peace and stillness will deepen with you and will stay no matter what's going on around you. Many people have such a vested interest in their mind that they are the ones who have the most challenging time getting away from it. So the less you buy into the antics of it, the easier time you will have trusting that your higher self knows what's best for you. In other words, don't hold on to them. What you will find with practice is that they will go as easily as they came into you. Also, like the mind, these emotions are not who you are as a being. However, they are a guide and are definitely needed in life. The key, though, is to not react to them on the inside. When you look at it this way, because it actually is accurate, it's a much simpler way to live.
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Focus on what your being is saying to you versus the mind. Pay particular attention when you have no thoughts or are in a no-mind state. Trust that these intuitive prompts are enough to carry you through life. Allow negative emotions to wash over you and out. Understand the only thing you are really ever expected to take care of in life is the present moment.