The mind's content"Return to Contemplation #2: The Mind's Structure" The mind's content can be defined as: That which is present in the mind field. That something is a thought-form. Content, or; thought-forms, exist on different levels and in many different forms. Roughly these thought-forms are dividable in Latent and active thought-forms. The most obvious example of the mind’s content is the personal level of ordinary thoughts coming from the ego. Those are the thoughts that are constantly on the surface of our minds disturbing our conscious awareness. They are the noisiest ones and are used to for example decide what to do or to grieve about something that has happened or to worry about some things that still have to happen. These are one of the most unconscious, automatic thought-forms. This stream of automatic thoughts of which we are not aware throughout the day but do make the decisions for you is what we call Unconsciousness. A similar thought-form that belongs to the mind's content is used in a more conscious way. It is the form of thought we use when we are for example making a test or when we are solving a problem. It is this form of thinking that is used by most philosophers. Some go beyond. Other examples of thought-forms are: Ideas, interpretations, concepts, archetypes, emotions (are attached to the body, but since the body is the result of the mind I include the energies we call emotions in the mind.) etc. All these different forms of vibrations that we experience in different ways belong to the mind and are thought-forms. Then there are deeper levels of thought-forms that belong to the mind's content which are less noticeable. These deeper levels of thought-forms have a more immediate relationship with the mind’s structure. They are the subconscious impressions that flow directly from the structure. The mind's content can be latent, or active. When thought-forms become active they further define themselves as a specific thought and manifest on the surface of your mind. In latent form, they wait to be triggered by some related thought-form which is often activated by external events. The latent thought-form known as anger is a good example of this triggering. Most of us have latent anger (among many other suppressed emotions) that are not expressed in any way by the individual until he or she ‘snaps’ because some event triggered the latent impression of anger. Thought-forms on the surface come and go on a continuous basis. The coming and going happens so quickly and chaotically that to most of us it seems to be a steady stream of thoughts that are in no possible way transcended or silenced, or even interrupted for that matter. This is a misassumption. Yoga, meditation and Mind Control are all about mastering these thought forms; at first only the surface, but eventually also the latent. "Continue to Contemplation #4: Sources of Thought" Return from The Mind's Content to Mind Control
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