Reach The Most Creative Force of Your Mind

If our minds are consumed with our past or the future, we will miss opportunities that are open to us in the present.

In the Captivity of the Mind

The creative force of the mind is only accessible in the present moment, in the here and now.  We need to live in the present time and concentrate our energies to the actual moment in order to be really able to live our lives to the fullest.  If not, we will find ourselves in the captivity of the mind.

Being in the captivity of the mind means that we are either the prisoners of our past, or we live under the spell of an imaginary future. If in the majority of our waking hours our thoughts are engaged by the past or the future, in most of the cases we will not be able to act when it is necessary in the opportunities of the present.

In most cases, our mind can be locked up in the prison of the past by an event the that may have had an unpleasant outcome. Our thoughts turn towards wanting to change the course or we worry what others might think of us because of our improper behavior in that past moment.

The mind can chain us to our future by constantly worrying about what is going to happen. We may feel afraid or insecure and our mind is constantly producing scenarios of the outcome which may be disastrous for us. We lose our job, we fall ill, our partner leaves us, etc.

A characteristic dimension of the ‘captivity of the mind’ is that the mind is usually rejective or even hostile to the present moment. We often think that this or that should not happen that way, I should be somewhere else now, in some much better place. Why do such things only happen to me all the time? Our mind is thus in a constant struggle with the present, and that very struggle is what keeps us in captivity.

Living in the prison of the mind, we are not in control of our lives, we just drift among the illusions generated by the mind, and in most cases we are unable to act in the present moment.

Accessing the Creative Powers of the Mind

A few methods that may enable us to access the creative forces of the mind and may help us to break free of the captivity of the mind.

1. We must reach beyond the past. Nobody has ever been able to change the past, so all the energy that we use to mull over the past is wasted energy. Instead, concentrate that energy on the present moment, be alert and conscious in connection with everything that we are experiencing in the present moment.
2. Have no fear of the future, since the future is not a reality, it is just a projection of the mind. Only the present moment exists. What is our present moment like, our imagined future will be like, too.
3. It is only possible to make our future plans come true through our present actions. It is only in the present moment that we are able to do what will effect our future. Let us be careful, however, and do not sacrifice the opportunities of the present on the altar of an imaginary future or the image of an ideal situation. If we are really present in the here and now, and we are able to be happy there, we are not going to have any problem with that in the future either. Future is just a present moment, too.
4. Let us accept the present moment as it is, and do not struggle against it, do not look at the present moment as an enemy and do not make a judgment over it. Give up the fight, and just be simply present in the here and now. Turn with a conscious and alert attention to whatever is happening in front of our eyes in the present moment.

Source: http://www.wakingtimes.com/2015/08/22/4-methods-of-accessing-the-most-creative-forces-of-your-mind