Hello. I’m grateful that I can share the answer to this question. I’ve been pondering this question for a long time, and I was able to find the answer to it. I’m glad and grateful that there’s a place where I can share the experience of being able to escape from my own distractions.
When I was in school, like any other student, I wanted to study well, but I was a person who couldn’t concentrate well. I couldn’t control my thoughts easily, because there was so much pressure and thought in my head. So I wasted a lot of time with unnecessary thoughts. Also, I was easily distracted by other things like TV and computers.
As these situations repeated, I made a lot of effort to change my conditions physically, making a detailed to-do list, trying to cut Internet access, going to a quiet place like a reading room, turning off the phone, and so on. I wanted to get out of those distracting minds, but my behavior didn’t change easily.
By chance, I started meditating in my early 20s. At first, I started without much expectation, but this became an opportunity for me to change myself completely.
What I did through meditation was that I looked back on my mind deeply and discarded the causes of distraction.
While I looked back on my mind, I realized why I couldn’t concentrate well on studying and why I was easily disturbed by situations.
I found memories through meditation, such as when I was young when my parents often told me that I should set a high goal to succeed and study well, otherwise, I would regret it when I grew up. These memories had a big impact on me. So whenever I studied, I was very impatient; also, whenever I couldn’t complete what I planned, I felt a huge sense of failure and had anxiety. And these repeated memories of failure gave me a feeling of lethargy. I had a lot of pressure on my mind the whole day. That is one of the roots of the reason why I couldn’t control myself. That is why I was easily distracted by other things, to avoid the minds that I accumulated subconsciously.
Through meditation, I started to discard these rooted minds one by one, letting go of those minds. I now feel that I can breathe comfortably. My mind and body feel so relaxed. Before, my body was always tense. Curiously enough, the shoulder clumps I had had for a long time disappeared. Also, overthinking gradually disappeared. So naturally, my concentration improved. I can focus on what I am doing without distraction. Now I can realize my original mind, which is happiness.
The reason why we can’t control our minds easily is because there are so many negative thoughts that we’ve accumulated inside us. Even if we force ourselves to inhibit our minds and behavior, it is not easy to control ourselves because we still have negative minds. When we clear our minds, we can be in the state of the original mind, and we can become entirely comfortable and free. Then naturally, we can live well and truly become owners of our bodies and minds. A Happy mind already exists within each of us. We don’t need to live as slaves to our negative thoughts. This video will help you learn more about how to clear your mind. Thanks.🙏