The human mind is the great deluder and knows what is needed by you and divulges only that much information. It has the power to hide and cover up with deliberation other things which are not needed for its main purpose. Let me explain that. When you are really very very angry with someone whom you love , the mind will tell you things that can blow up or expand your anger much more. It will never show you the truth about the love of that person. You can only see red, unpalatable episodes, ugly words, pick and choose instances, times when there have been only fights, words that spoke ill will, etcetera. Mind will throw up all that is bad and ugly. Never will it show you how loving that person was or how the goodness flowed. It will show only bitterness. It will hide everything that can calm you down, break up the tension, cease the fight, destroy the venom or put in a loving word. It will make all efforts to show you only the ugly side of life and not even a glimpse of the good time...

How easy it is for man to feel happy or sad? It just takes a small incident to feel like that. Maybe a simple increment in salary or a promotion will put smile on the face. A death or a big fight would make the same person sad. The toughest task is to have equanimity of mind. But how can one have that when it is raining gifts or accolades? Similarly how can one not feel sad when one fails in something or gets sacked? These are extreme emotions and it’s hard not to experience them. Every psychological impact disturbs a human being and it better do that. If it doesn’t then you are either a zombie or a completely heartless person. There are yoga classes or meditation classes which tell you how to overcome stress or anger, melancholy or tensions. Now there are medicines too which come prescribed to lower the anxiety or make you feel good. Reduce your pressure or increase the good feelings. Sometimes people prescribe certain therapies to reduce tensions and anxieties. Body massages,...