Anything in vedanta refers to something that can be experienced.
Thus mind is something that we experience everyday.
The mind is the mechanism that generates thoughts and feelings.
The mind generates thoughts and feelings randomly and incessantly.
I (or consciousness) then attaches to some of these thoughts and feelings by giving them attention.
Fed by the energy of the consciousness these thoughts and feelings then grow larger.
Over time these thoughts and feeling form a personality.
All this is due to the attachment of the consciousness to the thoughts and feelings.
In the final measure consciousness is the power behind all things.
Awakening happens when consciousness realizes its own nature and is able to see this mechanism clearly at any point in time.
Does consciousness realize its own nature with the help of the mind?
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