In today’s fast-paced world, our minds often feel like a cluttered room—overflowing with thoughts, worries, and endless to-do lists.
This mental chaos can rob us of joy, peace, and the ability to experience life fully.
Drawing from the profound insights shared by my Guru in a divine session, let me share the lessons:
The Mind as a Garbage Bin
The talk begins with a striking metaphor: Your mind is just society’s garbage bin. From the moment we’re born, our minds are bombarded with information, beliefs, and impressions from the outside world.
Whether it’s social norms, religious doctrines, or cultural expectations, much of what we consider “our thoughts” are actually external influences.
This accumulation of mental “garbage” shapes how we think, feel, and perceive life.
As I noted beautiful words from my Guru, “The very way you think, feel, and understand life is just what kind of garbage you gathered in your head.“
This realization is the first step toward mental decluttering: recognizing that not everything in your mind is truly yours.
The Three Dimensions of the Mind
To understand how to declutter, it’s essential to understand the mind’s structure. The talk divides the mind into three parts:
- The Accumulative Mind: This is the part that gathers information through the five senses. It’s like a storage unit, collecting everything you see, hear, taste, touch, and smell.
- The Intellect (Discriminatory Mind): This is the analytical dimension that helps you discriminate, compare, and make decisions. While it’s crucial for survival, it can also fragment your perception of reality.
- Awareness (Pragna): This is the higher dimension of the mind that allows you to see things as they are, without distortion or attachment.
The key to decluttering lies in balancing these dimensions and ensuring that the intellect doesn’t overstep its role.
The Problem with Overthinking
One of the biggest obstacles to mental clarity is overthinking.
The Guru says, The more people think, the less joyful they are becoming in their lives.
This is because the intellect, while useful, tends to split everything into fragments. It compares, analyzes, and dissects, but it can never grasp the wholeness of life.
For example, sense organs perceive reality in comparison—light is understood because of darkness, joy because of sorrow. This duality creates a distorted, fragmented view of life. As the Guru explains, Sense perception is giving you a distorted impression of reality because sense organs experience everything only in comparison with something else.
How to Declutter the Mind
So, how do we move beyond this mental clutter and experience life in its totality? Here are some practical steps inspired by the talk:
1. Recognize the Garbage
Start by identifying the thoughts and beliefs that don’t serve you.
Ask yourself: Is this thought truly mine, or is it something I’ve absorbed from society, family, or culture? By becoming aware of these external influences, you can begin to let them go.
2. Sharpen Your Intellect with Awareness
The intellect is a powerful tool, but it needs to be guided by awareness.
As the Guru says, If you wipe it with awareness, this intellect can cut through what is true and what is not true.
Practice mindfulness to observe your thoughts without getting attached to them. This helps you see things as they are, rather than through the lens of comparison or judgment.
3. Stop Overthinking
Learn to recognize when your intellect is overanalyzing.
The Guru advises, Only if you know to what extent your logic should go and where it should not go, your life will be beautiful.
When you catch yourself spiraling into overthinking, pause and bring your attention back to the present moment.
4. Cultivate Wholeness
The ultimate goal is to experience life in its wholeness, beyond the fragments created by the intellect.
This requires moving beyond sense-based perceptions and embracing awareness.
As the speaker explains, Once you have awareness, it is a complete perception. Meditation, yoga, and other mindfulness practices can help you cultivate this state of wholeness.
5. Recycle the Garbage
Not all mental clutter is useless. Some of it can be “recycled” into wisdom.
Use your intellect to sift through the garbage, discard what no longer serves you, and retain what is valuable. This process of discernment is key to mental clarity.
The Joy of a Decluttered Mind
A decluttered mind is a joyful mind. When you free yourself from the weight of unnecessary thoughts and beliefs, you create space for peace, creativity, and connection.
As the Guru reminds us, Your ability to recycle the garbage is your intellect. By using your intellect wisely and cultivating awareness, you can transform your mind from a dumping ground into a sanctuary of clarity and joy.
Final Thoughts
Decluttering the mind is not a one-time task but an ongoing practice. It requires vigilance, self-awareness, and a willingness to let go of what no longer serves you.
As you begin this journey, remember the Guru’s wisdom: Only if you know to what extent your logic should go and where it should not go, your life will be beautiful.
By decluttering your mind, you not only reclaim your inner peace but also open yourself to the beauty and wholeness of life. Start today—your mind deserves it.