The whole pathetic Vogue empower furore hasn’t died down yet, and now they have something new, a minister’s allegedly racist comments, to fight about. And as I read the indignant, angry comments on social media, I don’t see rationale. I see hypnosis.

Intellectuals are Easier to Hypnotize

When I was learning hypnotherapy, I found I was always aware of my surroundings. I remember seeing a past life where I was being killed. As I narrated that they were now throwing my body into a lake, I paused and told my therapist ‘would you turn down the light, please? It’s hurting my eyes’. And I thought, how’s this even possible?

I told my teacher I was probably too intelligent to be hypnotized. He smiled. ‘The higher your IQ, the more hypnotizable you are’, he said. I know this to be true now. Nobody is more hypnotized than the intellectual class – because nobody else believes their mind more.

And the more hypnotisable you are, the more you can be used, by everyone else. Today, the one doing the most using is the media. If you consider yourself an intellectual, chances are pretty high that you are merely a pawn in the hands of the media.

A simple look at the AAP versus BJP supporter fights will reveal this to you. Every so often, both sides will make valid, reasonable points. The other side refuses to see it, blinded by their own opinions. It is too scary to be proven wrong, because we look down upon stupidity. Such a pity this is, because instead of opening our eyes and looking at reality, we’re fighting to support our favorite party, ignoring their faults. Is the party here to serve you, or are you here to serve the party?

Think you know better?

The more a person thinks that he is knowledgeable and knows a lot, and that his opinion counts, the more stuck he is. And the easier it is to manipulate him.

It is so easy to see how the media is using people these days. Just pick a silly topic and make a big deal out of it. And thousands, nay, millions of ‘intellectuals’ will jump straight in and join you in making it a ‘trending topic’. This is how easy it is for the media to divert your attention from important issues that need your attention. They just count on how awesome you think your opinion is.

Wake up

As long as you take your mind seriously, you are trapped. If you identify with your opinions, you are easy to manipulate – by your mind as well as by others. Don’t. It is just an opinion, and an opinion is nothing but a conclusion formed by looking at a few sides of the story. We never have the complete story. Never.

When you are able to read/ view something without getting pulled into the drama, you will be able to see through it without getting manipulated. This needs regular meditation of course, but it’s an effort that is totally worth it’s while.

So, wake up, open your eyes. April 1 is gone, no need to be a fool anymore.