“Empty your mind.” – must be one of the dumbest things I have ever heard.
Trying to empty your mind is like emptying the ocean with a teaspoon. It will take you all of your life, and you will never be able to do it. Empty it where? When you have a full vessel, you need another space to put everything that is in that vessel. Where do you put everything that is in your mind? What do you do with an empty mind?
You don’t need to empty your mind, my friend. You need to focus on God and fill your mind with Him until it overflows.
No human being can entertain two different thoughts at the same time. If you have a “monkey mind,” one that jumps from thought to thought, you need to focus and train it so that you can entertain an idea for as long as you want.
The best tool to focus your mind that I have found is the prayer: “My Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have mercy on me, a sinner.”
The purpose of life is not to have an empty mind and walk around like a zombie.
The purpose of life is to have a focused, strong, and positive mind so that you can use it to improve your life and the lives of those around you.
Think of your mind as a tool. Do you want an empty tool, or do you want a strong and sharp tool?
Don’t empty your mind. It is impossible.
Fill your mind with God until it overflows, and you will find peace, clarity, and strength.
Don’t aspire to be a vegetable. Aspire to be a godly human being!
With love, yours truly, Cristian.