Fight Between Mind And Heart - Who Has An Edge?

On a number of occasions, we get into a dilemma - whether to go by what our mind reads or to go by what the heart feels. A confusion occurs and it gets tough to choose one. But then a decision needs to be made.

Consider a situation - You came across a bad incident. Your mind says, “Get over it, suppress the pain, suck it up and move on.” But the heart tells, “What you resist will only persist.” Mind says, “This one is not trustworthy.” But then heart speaks, “I am always there and I won't lead you astray.” A constant battle between the heart and mind prevails. At times our heads are unable to make our hearts understand and then there lies the gap.

Mind works on logic but the heart doesn't. Logic won't always lead to happiness but heart might. It isn't that our minds are cruel. Like gems and crystals, our hearts are precious and so our minds want to protect it in fear of it getting broken. But the minds don't understand that unless one fails he won't get the importance of a win.

People say it is not safe to follow your heart especially when you are extremely happy or sad. They also say heart is an emotional fool but mind is a schemy tool. But then does your mind guarantee a hundred percent success on favoring it? With mind comes a factor of ego but with heart it doesn't. Mind may come with numerous, different and quite logical answers but if you listen to what your heart says -however illogical it may seem it is usually right, and you are happier as a result.

How to Bridge this gap? A simple answer is to meditate. It actually changes the lack of tolerance and concern as an awareness spreads. This tug of war between heart and mind lessens. Slowly and surely, heart wins while abandoning any fear or worry in our mind. It ends this long struggle. It helps us in understanding that we should stop and listen to our hearts more often.