Return to the Root Part 6: Mind as an Equation

Return to the Root – Part 6

Mind as an Equation

When the observer and the universe balance on both sides

A Note to the Reader

This is not a lesson to be memorized.

It is not a belief to be accepted.

Read this the way you would watch your breath - 

without effort,

without resistance.

If something feels unclear, let it remain so.

Clarity does not arrive by force.

It arrives when the mind is ready to balance.

The Question That Arrives Naturally

So far, we observed patterns outside us.

Sound.

Rhythm.

Geometry.

Nature.

But slowly, almost quietly,

a question begins to arise:

If order exists everywhere - 

in syllables,

in shapes,

in flowers,

in growth - 

where is the mind placed in this equation?

Is it merely an observer?

Or

is it part of the structure it is trying to understand?

The Mind as a System, Not a Mystery

The human mind is often described as chaotic.

But chaos is usually just unseen order.

Across ancient traditions, the mind was never treated as abstract.

It was mapped.

Layered.

Structured.

Not to control it - 

but to understand how awareness moves.

This mapping gave rise to ideas like chakras and lokas - 

not as beliefs,

but as models of experience.

Chakras: Axes of Balance

A chakra is not a color or a symbol.

It is a point of convergence.

Where attention, emotion, and awareness intersect.

Each one represents a balance between two forces:

• Stability and movement

• Instinct and expression

• Thought and intuition

Just like in mathematics,

a system remains stable

only when opposing forces are in proportion.

Too much weight on one side - 

and the system collapses.

Lokas: Layers of Perspective

Lokas are not places above or below us.

They are states of perception.

As awareness refines itself, it does not travel outward - 

it travels inward.

From survival,

to identity,

to inquiry,

to silence.

Not ascending like stairs,

but balancing like equations.

Each layer holds true - 

until a deeper balance is required.

The Most Silent Equation

Then comes a statement so simple

that it resists explanation:

Tat Tvam Asi

That — You — Are.

Not poetry.

Not philosophy.

An equation.

No symbols.

No numbers.

Just balance.

The observer

the observed.

When both sides are equal,

nothing needs to be solved.

Why the Mind Seeks This Balance

The mind does not seek answers.

It seeks equilibrium.

Confusion arises when the inner equation is unequal.

Peace arises when both sides align.

This is why symmetry calms us.

Why rhythm steadies us.

Why patterns feel safe.

They remind the mind of its natural state: balance without effort.

A Gentle Pause

Close your eyes for a moment.

Notice:

• Thoughts still arise.

• Awareness remains.

One moves.

One watches.

What if neither is superior?

What if balance exists because both are present?

A Quiet Preparation

In the next part,

we will not look at form or structure.

We will listen.

To movement without shape.

To order without visibility.

To vibration - not as sound,

but as experience.

A Gentle Closing

An equation does not demand belief.

It only asks for balance.

When the mind stops trying to arrive somewhere,

it discovers

it was never separate from the solution.

Sometimes,

understanding does not expand the mind.

It dissolves it - 

just enough

to let awareness remain.

— Rakesh Kushwaha

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