There are thoughts and feelings within us. Here is a question. Where do they come from? It seems they just happen to us and we don't know their origin. Most of the time, they are triggered by stimuli outside. And that's what's happening to most of us. However, external stimuli are not the origin of thoughts and feelings. They are just triggers. The origin exists somewhere else.

I read a book long time ago in which the author wrote the sentence, 'There is no world outside'. I don't remember the title nor the author's name of the book. But the sentence has been stuck with me since then up until now. 

Then finally, I feel I have deciphered the meaning of the sentence.

Mind is not a thing but activities. And you are not your mind just same as you are not your body. So, what are you? This is a tough question to be answered.

"Mind is the Master power that moulds and makes." - James Allen

Once we get the truth that the ultimate cause of our results is always ourselves specifically our mind, things get much simpler. Here is how it works. Your mind is the cause of your actions. And your actions are the cause of your results. So, it is better to know more about what mind is.

To get preferable results for our life, we first need to know the law of  laws, which is 'cause & effect'. It simply says there is cause before effect. In other words, things don't just happen. If we understand the relation between a certain cause and effect, we can take advantage of it. We can create preferable results in our lives not by chance but by design. It sounds really great, doesn't it?

"What you believe about yourself and the world shapes your reality." - Kelly Howell

All of us want to live better life and not everyone succeeds. I think one of the key factors here is our belief. How we see ourselves and the world defines how we act. And the actions we take alter the reality we live in. It sounds very simple. And it is.