"Jabbery"

"Jabbery" is a word that I coined to describe what goes on in most brains. The mind, created by the brain, is typically a non-stop voice machine. The "voice" inside your head (not schizophrenia) is called cognition or thought. Thinking carries the substance of life, the mind. And, the mind is often filled with "jabbery". So, what can we do about it?

First, we can become conscious of it. We can pay attention to our thoughts, the voice. Second, we can begin to weed out (quickly) what is worthy and what is not. This takes concentrated practice. Third, we can begin to take control of our "in-between" thought life. In other words, we can begin to slow the mental processes down through our practice of meditation and contemplation. The closest thing we westerners do that resembles meditation is sitting quietly in line at the McDonalds drive-through. Sit still with no noise. Focus on silence inside the brain. Stay there for as long as possible. Do that often.

Jabbery is an option not a fate.