Plato said our mind was like a chariot
We hold the reigns and are being pulled along by a dark horse and a white horse
The dark pulling us deeper into our vanities and our white horse representing our purse aspects of life
The flaw was that it implied we hold the reigns and we hold the power to our mind
But I can think about why it would be better for me to get up at 5 AM and exercise but that doesn’t mean the horses will actually listen
It’s more like we are riders on top of an elephant
The elephant has the final say regardless of what the rider (we) think
So when we are lost, it’s important to remember this
It’s not about control
Because we don’t have control
It’s about making peace with the elephant and taking our own sensations
Be friends with the elephant
Be at peace with the mind
Blog of Jeff Wang 