Can mind be controlled? - Part 2

I am brooding over this issue since few days with no satisfactory answer. But today when I was into my morning yoga session, I went through a thought process. I was constantly being pulled into thought over issues from workplace and some family issue. Soon I was aware of this state. Slowly I started to remove those thought from my mind like wiping off the stuff written on a black board with a duster. Some stuff would start reappearing as I wiped it off. But I persisted. Soon the black board was blank and I could concentrate on my breathing before something appeared yet again. For some time this continued. And finally the blackboard went blank again.
This experience has given me some ideas. If I can wipe out thoughts though they keep reappearing, I may as well write new thoughts on this mental blackboard. Though it is difficult wiping off the old impressions which are sort of engraved on this black board, I can create new impressions and keep writing them over and over again till they get engraved and make a lasting impression.
This revelation gives me some more insight to my mind. Not all thoughts which have got engraved are the thoughts of my choice.But may be it is possible to engrave new thoughts which are my choice. Is it possible? May be. May not be. Perhaps I need to give it a try.
Any one who has similar experience ? Please share with me. I am eager to know. Waiting for your comments.

Can mind be controlled?

"Can mind be controlled" ? This question is troubling me for last few days. Have been reading few self development books since past few years. Many of them talk about changing life by changing thinking pattern. This needs controlling your mind and creating thought habits that change your life. I have been wondering if it is really possible.Authors of those books claim it is. They say you need practice to do it. I am not convinced. Has any one done it successfully ? I would like to meet one such person. Get in touch with me if you are one such person and share your experience.

Create, destroy restore ...

I haven't been on the blog for sometime now. But a program which I was watching on History channel kind of prompted me to write. The program was about architecture of old monuments, cities, how it was destroyed and then how it was restored. I could not stop wondering about this amazing aspect of human life. First we create beautiful things, then we destroy them and then we strive to bring back the destroyed object to life by restoring it. Humans have been doing it on and on for ages and will continue doing so. What is the psychology behind this behavior ? WTC was first created, then destroyed and now being recreated. Taj was damaged and now been restored. Examples are endless. Any answers to throw some light on this behavior ?

Mind in maze - what is that really ?

Truly speaking I am clueless. I keep figuring out if a human mind is caught in maze or actually there is a maze within the mind.Delving on day to day issues, problems, frustrations and myriad of emotions is like working your way out of a complex maze. Your successful exit point from the previous maze is just an entry point to a bigger and more complex maze. Being unaware of existence of a maze is true bliss. Coz the moment you gain awareness, is the moment you start your infinite struggle to come out of it. This marks the beginning of a frustrating and endless struggle to come out of it.I am sure all of us has experience it in one or the other way. So I solicit your views on this. If you have not, may the bliss continue.

A warm welcome to the world of mind mysteries !!

A very warm welcome to all of you who are reading my first ever post on my blog. A brief introduction about myself. I have spent a little over forty years of my life on this wonderful planet that we know as Earth. I have been an intense thinker all my life and in tremendous awe with this intangible part of human existence called mind. I have always wanted to share my views and exchange views on this fascinating aspect with people around the world who are equally fascinated with it. And this has been the compelling reason to have this blog. I shall be writing more on the blog in days to come. But I would be even more interested to hear from you all about their views, knowledge and experiences on mind mysteries. So once again a very warm welcome.