​How to know whether our inner decisions come from the mind or the intelligence?

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so, when we get a decision from inside how do we know whether it is the mind’s decision or the intelligence decision yes usually anything which is short term impulsive just do it that sort of thing that comes from the mind now, things which are more long term more mature they come from the intelligence so, at the moment it may be difficult to decide so, usually when we get a decision from within it is safe to press a pause button when we get a decision no need to act on it immediately because at that time when something comes from within we get a very strong force, I want to do it right but at that time we are not able to evaluate so, just press a pause button and then maybe after maybe after 24 hours or after some time we look back at the decision because whenever any idea comes within us, now the ideas can be good also but when the idea comes at that time all our thoughts are about how good the idea is because at that time it is my idea which has come so, the creativity has come and because of that the objectivity is less but if we wait for some time then the creative excitement has gone down and then the objective evaluation becomes possible so, if we wait for some time and then re-evaluate whatever the decision was, then we will be able to make out is this a sound decision or is it just a feeling and if it is a major decision then we can also it is good to write it down this is what I am thinking of doing should I do it and we write it down when we write down the pros, the cons why I feel I should do it, why I should not do it then when we write things down when it comes to major decision that is like taking a snapshot of our mind because our mind has so many thoughts and as long as they are just going on and on inside, we get congested inside, we are not able to decide but when we get them outside then that distance between us and the thoughts brings more objectivity and we can evaluate and then if it is a major decision then we can wait for some time and look at our thoughts over a period of time maybe after one week, after one month after two months, three months if the same kind of thoughts are remaining then that means this is not just a passing passion of the mind, rather it is a sustained aspiration, sustained interest sustained inclination that I have and then if the same pattern continues consistently, then it is good to do that and most importantly we always need some person some other person who can give us a trustworthy feedback so if we have a spiritual master or spiritual guides or senior devotees from whom we may not have many guides like that, even if we have one or two whom we can consult before making a major decision then we will be we will be in a safer situation, see for most people we evaluate them through our mind that means if somebody tells me do something, then immediately we think through our mind, why does this person want me to do this, what are they going to get through it, so we evaluate everyone through our mind but if we have even one trustworthy guide, then we whom, through whom we evaluate the mind so the mind comes between us and the world but our spiritual master comes between us and the mind and tells us, ok this is the mind I am not saying every idea that comes from within is bad, but major life decisions cannot be taken just, ok I feel like doing this, this is what I got the decision from within there has to be a process of evaluation so first is a pause button and then evaluate after some time, it’s a longer, major decision then write it down and keep reviewing whether our feelings stay the same, whether that inner feeling stays the same, over a long period of time and also consult someone trustworthy, who can help us to evaluate in a more objective way, whatever that decision has come and that way we can move forward, so in general if some inner thought is coming which is against the principles of scripture, Guru Sadhu Shastra, then that is actually illusion, once in the early days of our movement, 1966-67 one young girl came to Prabhupada and said, Prabhupada you came in my dream and you told me to take LSD so Prabhupada said, that was not me, that was Maya in my dress so if something is, if some decision we are getting which is against Guru Sadhu Shastra, then it’s very clear, we should not do it, that is simply the mind speaking, but many decisions may not be so easily clear, so that’s why we can have this basically pausing and evaluating that way we can understand which is the voice of the mind and which is the voice of the intelligence does it answer your question? thank you