What Is the Mind? — Understanding Thought as Energy, Memory, and Awareness Question: Why does the mind become confident once it learns an answer, and start using it for its own interest? The mind is not truly interested in truth — it is interested in security . The moment the mind arrives at an answer, it does not hold it as a possibility; it turns it into a conclusion . A conclusion gives the mind a sense of stability. That stability is experienced as confidence — not because it knows fully, but because it has stopped questioning. Once this happens, the mind begins to build an identity around what it knows. It starts to feel, “I know.” Now knowledge is no longer just information — it becomes a part of who you are. Anything that becomes part of your identity, the mind will protect. So knowledge, instead of being a doorway to explore life, becomes a tool for self-preservation . It is used to feel superior, to win arguments, to stay comfortable, and to avoid the uncertainty of not knowi...
Why People Become Adamant — And Why Your Advice Doesn’t Work “Why don’t people listen, especially those who are close to me?” “I told them clearly, yet they still went ahead and made the same mistake.” Parth: This is not just about them. This is also about how we understand human nature. If you observe carefully, what you call “adamancy” in another person is not really stubbornness—it is a certain stage of their evolution. Rigidity Is Not Strength When a person is rigid, it may appear like strength on the surface, but in reality, it is a limitation. A human being becomes adamant not because they are strong, but because they are not flexible enough to see beyond their current understanding . Rigidity is often a mask. Behind it, there is: insecurity limited exposure to life fear of being wrong and a deep need to protect one’s identity For such a person, their opinion is not just a thought—it is who they are . If they let go of it, even for a moment, they feel like they are losing themse...