"Why does the mind hate meditation?"

To avoid all evil, cultivate good and purify the mind: this is the teaching of Buddha.

Why does the mind hate meditation?

It has been scientifically proven that meditation has many health benefits, such as nervousness and improved emotional health. While this is great, I see many people struggling to incorporate meditation into their daily routine. Although it takes a little effort to adopt new habits, there is one thing at stake that does not like meditation. Absolutely. This is the mind. In this writing, I explain why the mind hates meditation. First of all: thanks for your support. I appreciate it and it helps me to continue this project. Therefore, I do not rule out that the experienced mediator has many difficulties to meditate whenever he wants since the intelligent part of his thinking mind has become prominent.

However, the average Joe, involved in himself, often experiences a very active mind:
Eager to solve the puzzle, analyze past events and calculate future possibilities, even if it is midnight. A mind is a precious tool. But when it gets out of control, it can also be a destructive monster. The quality of our thoughts is very important because emotions are the result of it.

As the emperor and Stoic philosopher Marco Aurelio says:
The things you think about to determine the quality of your mind. Your soul acquires the color of your thoughts. Last Date Negative thoughts cause more fear, anger or grief. Positive thoughts probably lead to laughter. It is not uncommon for people who are in a constant state of negative thinking to be depressed or anxious. This becomes very dangerous since victims can get hurt and even commit suicide. The ancient practice of meditation proves to be a cure for the restless mind. Buddhists call this type of mind the monkey mind because it tends to jump from branch to branch. Currently, Western medical care has begun to accept the benefits of meditation, so we increasingly see doctors declare this to their patients. The most common form of meditation is breathing meditation. It is very simple indeed. Just lie down or lie down and watch your breath. You can concentrate on how breathing enters your nostrils, or how it fills the lungs and stomach, and you can also concentrate on the moments between internal and external breaths. The mind will do anything to divert its attention and generate its thoughts. And when this happens, you focus your attention again on the breath. And when it happens again, you get attention again. The essence of this practice is that you don't connect with your thinking mind, but just let it happen ..... let the thoughts come and look like clouds in the sky. By focusing your attention on your breath, you are anchored to something that is not your thinking. While this practice is so simple, it is incredibly difficult for many excessive thinkers to do it on a regular basis. I feel that the more active my mind is, the less I want to do it. My thoughts are often very optimistic, with much distraction after a busy day, especially at night.
So,

Why does the mind hate meditation?

what’s the problem?

The Buddha also noticed that it’s difficult to tame the mind. I quote: 
Wonderful, indeed, it is to subdue the mind, so difficult to subdue, ever swift, and seizing whatever it desires. A tamed mind brings happiness. End quote. The struggle is, that the mind that knows that meditation is good for you, is the same mind that doesn’t want to stop thinking. This part of the mind doesn’t like meditation. In fact, it hates it, simply because meditation subdues its very purpose: thinking. Now, we can make distinctions between mental states. A mindfulness-based therapy called Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which is used to treat mood disorders, distinguishes three mental states: the reasonable mind, the emotional mind, and the wise mind. The emotional mind is a non-logical state that is dominated by emotions and creates a very subjective view of reality. The reasonable mind operates based on facts, and is great at planning and analyzing. Both of these states, however, can be out of control.

Why does the mind hate meditation?

The wise mind is a healthy balance between the two: 
It’s the part that knows what's best for you. In a state of turmoil, the little voice that knows that the mind needs a break is coming from the wise mind. The emotional mind, however, wants to be completely immersed in feelings, no matter if it’ Sanger, grief or laughter. And the reasonable mind wants to solve the future’s problems and sort out past events and it’s exhausting itself doing so. The stronger the reasonable and emotional mind is, the harder it gets to actually listen to the wise mind’s voice. Meditation is a method to tame the mind, even though it doesn’t want to be tamed. That’s why it’s so difficult to meditate on a regular basis; it’s going against the very thing that the mind enjoys doing. Luckily, there’s always a part in us that knows what’s best. Thank you for reading it.

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