How do we differentiate between the mind and the intelligence when the mind can also speak good things?

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so how do we differentiate between whether I am speaking or my mind is speaking especially because the mind sometimes speaks good things also yes, the mind can definitely speak good things and that’s why Krishna says that the mind can be our friend so the first thing here is that sattva guna the mode of goodness means there is a certain mode of regulation in our life that means broadly if we have a general schedule for life this time I will do this, this time I will do this then it’s not that we live like a robo but when we have a broad structure then we don’t get buffeted by the mind if I wake up in the morning and I have no plan for the day then the mind will say why not watch TV then we start one program, second program, third program and then you find that sometimes some people just start surfing the net and then you go from one side to second side, third side and then after you see that they have surfed 500 sites and 5-6 hours have gone away so first important thing is if you don’t want to be carried away by the mind is to have a plan, overall plan, a proper schedule so that you don’t get shaken too much and within that if the mind starts saying something, why don’t you do this so if it’s something which is different from our plan, we may not be able to at that time discern whether this is the mind speaking or whether this is good for me or this is bad for me so at that time it is good to keep it in suspension, keep it in check usually when we are on the move it is almost inevitable that we will be somewhat in passion because the rajoguna is so prominent in today’s world that we will go somewhat into passion so when the rajoguna is there, we may not be able to make the right decision so if it is something which is a minor thing then even if we do it, it is not going to be very consequential but if it involves something which is substantially different from what we are planning to do then better keep it in suspension and then after that when we are relatively more in the mode of goodness that means we are calmer, we are not just on the rush I have to do this, I have to do that, we are calmer and we can think ok this was the idea I had got what will be the consequences of that, deliberate calm maybe we discuss with others and then we can decide, it may be a good idea and there is also the concept of inspiration and inspiration can sometimes be even the voice of a super soul speaking many of the great scientific breakthroughs or literary compositions or artistic renditions, they have all come by inspiration so it is also possible that the voice within can guide us towards goodness but often it is difficult for us to decide so especially in order that we don’t just get shaken here and there by whatever seems to be the voice within so we have a plan for our life and if there is a major deviation that is required a major change, not a deviation, a change is required because of some idea that the mind comes up with then it is better to calm down and when we are calmer then think of the situation and actually speaking all of us have certain certain pet temptations certain pet temptations which we are prone to indulge in so now if we in our normal intelligence this is not the way I want to spend my life this is not what I need to do then if the mind is prompting towards those things then we can know this is something which the mind is speaking I need to do this but there are other things which may be in a grey zone they are good or they are bad, we can’t make out so at that time it is best to press a pause button ok you are saying this mind, fine, it may be good, it may be bad I can’t decide right now we introspect, we discuss with some others some others who understand us, whom we can trust who trust us and then we can make a decision what is very important is that we don’t act immediately in the Ramayana the whole mistake of Kaikeyi was twofold she loved Ram like her own son suddenly she had him exiled her mistakes were twofold one was she heard Mantara and she did not care to hear anyone else just acted entirely on Mantara so Mantara is like our mind so Mantara is like our mind and then if we listen to Mantara we become like Kaikeyi and we exile Ram from the Ayodhya of our heart so what we need to do is yes sometimes the mind may say certain things which we may feel like doing it’s fine, but then rather than acting immediately we check, Mantara could have asked someone else sorry, Kaikeyi could have asked someone else, like that we consult others and then we can make decisions you clear