There are times when we feel troubled by our circumstances. We bemoan fate, feel sorry for ourselves, imagine revenges and victorious endings and generally try to mentally come out on top. We trust to our imaginative mind to create a mental hiding place for us.
The truth is that the troubles are actually in the mind itself. They are there when we remember bad happenings. They are there when we anticipate a dangerous future. We try to escape from a disturbing 'mental movie' by creating a different 'mental movie'. We think we are escaping from a harsh reality and taking some time out.
Actually our biggest enemy is our mind itself. The only place where it does not flourish is in the current instant. When we are truly focussed on something we are doing, we have 'no time to think'. And without thinking, is there scope for worry?
The best place to take refuge from an imaginative mind is in the present moment. It is never as bad as anything we can remember in the past or imagine in the future. It is something we can always deal with and is in our power to change. The 'undealable' is scary. The mental movies are undealables.
A horse with blinkers is not necessarily a figure of derision. He is on the straight and narrow path of where he is going to plant his foot. That's all he needs to know.
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