Don't hold on to your mind; it will fool you

This is a confusing, disappointing, a miserable place to live in, if you hold on to things that keep changing. 
The only way to maintain your sanity is to hold on to things that are unchanging. 
So, what is unchanging? How shall we determine the difference between changing and unchanging? 

Ask yourself this question: What is that which is always there, which still is, and which will be there forever? Space - God - Self - Guru - Love. 

There is absolutely no difference between all these. These are just different names of the same energy. If you wish to maintain your sanity, hold on to these!

Now, what is that which is changing?
Anything that is related to mind, intellect, memory, thoughts, words, ego, body, are all subject to change. Broadly speaking, all these are mind games; none of these is true. 

Let's start with expectations. You expect something from someone, and you don't expect certain things from someone. And when the person doesn't pass your expectations, you are disappointed. But before holding on to expectations, have you wondered, what it is?

Expectations is nothing but a set of concepts made by your mind. But life is not about concepts; it's all about living NOW! Concepts are nothing but complications created by the mind. Things should be in a particular way, is what concept/expectation is all about. But the mind in the first place is illusionary, it keeps changing! And expectations are created by the mind. Hold on to the mind and its illusionary creations, and you will be fooled, dissapointed and miserable.

What is past?
Mind signals the intellect to recover whatever has been stored in the memory. So, if the memory is removed, does the past exist? The present is ever present, irrespective if the memory remains or not. But the past is non-existent. Holding on to past (which is again a mind game), will only bring misery.

Future?
What is future? Mind projects an illusionary situation (most of the time a negative situation), and makes you believe that this is how things are likely to happen. But we tend to forget that the very law of nature is 'change'. Holding on to the future is of no use.

Thoughts, feelings, words and behavious
Every moment your thoughts change; you feel different. Thoughts and feelings are subject to change, so often. You like someone/something and the very next moment you feel different about that one/thing. Someone said something, holding onto those words is nothing but dwelling on the past. The person has already said it, its over! It's only your memory that keeps reminding you that something like this has happened. What is the use of holding onto thoughts, feelings, words or behaviour?

Body and Ego
This body is going to dissolve. Holding on to one's looks/physical presence is foolish.
Again, Ego is nothing but an illusionary separation. Anything that restricts you from connecting with others, anything that doesn't allow you to be your natural self (peace, love), that is ego. When you get back to your self, you realize that ego never existed. Body and ego - both are subject to change.

Hold on to your self, hold on to God, Hold on to the love - Hold on to these unchanging and you will never be fooled, you will never be disappointed. Hold on to your mind, and you will be fooled.

The choice is yours!