Do we have power over our mind and thoughts?

Answer 1

Of course. A person can know many truths by each day with care saying the rosary.

Answer 2

Try not thinking at all for even ten seconds. You'll find how little control you have.

Answer 3

You don't. You are controlled by an evil hypnotist.

Answer 4

It's all about will.

Answer 5

Some, but not as much as we think.

Answer 6

To some degree. But your thoughts and words have no power over anything.

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Answer 7

All I'm going to say is that I made you ask that question and you didn't even realize it.

Answer 8

Yes.

Answer 9

yes, but only if we work at it.

Answer 10

Wow! You get the prize for the question of the day. I seriously doubt anyone will know what you're really asking because it combines the disciplines of Psychology, Psychiatry, Philosophy (especially Existentialism), Meditation, Spirituality, Religion, and Metaphysics. Throw in the nature of reality, and truth and there aren't that many of us here who are that widely educated. Oh we have opinions, all right, lots of opinions, and that's all you're likely to get.

The quick answer is a big fat NO! It is a rare person who controls their mind (which is just an organ designed for survival of the self) rather than being their mind's puppet constantly reinforcing their self image, beliefs, strongly held opinions, what they can and can't do, their capabilities, and on and on.

No, the mind runs you, not the other way around. Unless you are a very very spiritual person who understands themselves as context, not content. You HAVE a mind, you are not your mind. You HAVE opinions. skills, a body, job, you are NOT these "things." You are the context (space) that permits them to exist.

See I told you few would understand. You're going to have to do some academic research elsewhere if you're serious about learning this feature of "BEING HUMAN."