An ununderstood self is a predicament.

A misunderstood self is a greater predicament.

Society offers many ways to temporarily turn off

this predicament.

It does so by constantly dangling access to avenues

of physical and mental pleasure in front of humans.

These avenues are often available for free or for chump change.

Yes, some of these avenues may be priced "higher".

But in the realms of Truth, even "high-end" is chump change.

A dose of such pleasure may appear to work.

But the "appear to work" is the poison.

For it comes at the cost of...

1. One continuing to not want to understand themselves.

2. Their predicament intensifying.

For any relief that is available for chump change,

is in reality, paid for by strengthening the tethers to the life

of staying addicted to such reliefs.

And after all,

any temporary relief is merely a refuge.

And a refuge,

yet another excuse to not want the Truth.

The Truth...

Your Self is a fabrication of the Mind.

You will choose to stay who you are by ignoring this Truth,

and continue to bask in your predicament and temporary reliefs.

Or,

you will try to outsmart Nature by training

to "turn-off your mind"

as your Self.

But in doing so you will merely find another temporary relief,

known in the societal circle by the label "meditation".

But as stated earlier,

reliefs and refuges are u-turns to your Self.

Grasping this intellectually ought to be straightforward ...

A predicament is a predicament.

Just like quicksand is quicksand.

A predicament cannot free itself.

It can and will only get sucked into itself.

Such is also the nature of your Self.

Any attempts as one's Self is getting sucked deeper into it.

Even if the attempt is one of "turning off the Mind".

If all of the above is new to you,

it will serve your confusion or frustration best,

if you stop reading here.

In the statements below, I am addressing very few,

who due to whatever reason have started to See the perils of their selves.

...

The Truth about turning off the Mind

in the most natural way is this...

There is only one way to turn off the Mind.

And this way is unique for each human.

If you are reading this,

to your surprise,

you already know what way is that.

Your glimpses of that way may have been

through your work or hobby,

or through your relationships with others.

But your knowledge is not fully formed.

That is, your Awareness of this knowledge is partial or missing.

You(r Mind) keeps You from this Awareness.

The statement above says it all.

Thank you.