Who is the captain of your ship?

What is the relationship between your mind and your soul? 

Today’s meditation explores this dynamic…

“Feelings, by themselves, do not create problems. It is rather the tendency to interpret and analyze them that creates our problems. When out of habit you believe those interpretations, it is there that the suffering begins.” – Mooji

Are you able to have feelings, to allow the feelings to be felt, without judging and over-analyzing the feelings knowing that in due time they’ll pass, making way for different feelings?

“No thought on its own has any power. You have power. And when you identify with and believe in the thought, that’s when you give power to the thought.” – Mooji

Are you able to have thoughts, to allow the thoughts to be seen, without judging and over-analyzing the thoughts knowing that in due time they’ll pass, making way for different thoughts?

“The mind is not the master. You are the Master, the mind is your servant. That is the correct relationship.” – Mooji

YOU are the master and your mind is the servant, this is not a power struggle though. Your mind’s natural place is in service of the being that you are unless… unless your mind has never gotten to know your ‘being’. If your mind doesn’t recognize the soul that you are then your mind believes that all responsibility rests on its shoulders, and that it has to be the captain of this ship. This is a scary place for the mind to be, trying to take control of every outcome. Introduce your mind to your soul, and you’ll be surprised how readily your mind lets go of the controls.

Today’s meditation journey is a practical exercise in witnessing thoughts and feelings and asking the question, “who is it that is witnessing the mind?” When we take a step back and observe what the mind is doing, then we’re not being the mind but being the soul who is watching the mind. 

Everything you practice, you will become better at. We know how true this is for physical skills like learning how to ride a bicycle, and this is equally true for dealing with our inner world. The practice is taking a step back from your thoughts and emotions and just watching. By witnessing, you are not automatically believing every thought and emotion and giving it power over you. By witnessing you are stepping into your soul.

Guiding mantras for self-reflection:

• I observe without judgment: Watch your thoughts and feelings without labeling or reacting.
• My soul is the captain of my ship: Your mind is a servant to the being that you are.
• I am worthy of inner peace: Your soul can choose how to respond to thoughts and emotions.

In conclusion, mastering our minds is not about suppressing our thoughts or emotions but about developing a conscious relationship with them. By understanding that we are the observers of our experiences rather than being consumed by them, we can begin to experience the profound transformation that comes from a mind in harmony with the soul.

– pierre –

Today’s LIVE meditation is: Come to your senses.