Satan moves your mind from thought to thought because he wants to keep you in anxiety and fear. Satan is a master of negative consciousness. He knows that if he can plant doubt in you, then he can keep your mind restless. In fact, doubt and Satan are synonymous. Doubt doesn't allow you to settle down. It creates uncertainty in your finances, relationship, health and even in your relationship with God.

God is Faith, and the Devil is doubt. The Devil's whole endeavor is to kill your faith, not only in God, but also in positivity in general. God, or faith, is a principle of affirmation, whereas the Devil is the principle of negation.

You must very carefully understand the two principles of affirmation and negation. Affirmation is creation. It is saying "yes" and allowing a free flow of energy. Negation, on the other hand, is destruction. It is saying "no" and thereby obstructing the free flow of energy. If you affirm and say "yes," you will calm down. The Devil doesn't want to calm down. He likes to storm the mind, so that it can be constantly on the move. Why do thoughts move so much? Because the mind is under constant pressure.

Mind and Making Money

Just look at your own inner dialogue concerning money. Everyone is engaged in this dialogue almost constantly. You may think of a particular plan to make money. You encounter several obstacles. Perhaps, there is no capital or no reliable partners or you have no genuine interest in the principle - and so on. You go through the traumatic experience of fighting against every odd. You are constantly worried about the availability of money for the future.

So, this keeps you thinking about the future and planning for it. One plan is replaced by another, one strategy through another. Finally, for a long time, in the last analysis, nothing seems to work. The Devil is very happy about this inner development. He, in fact, is rejoicing over your confusion and uncertainty. He is happy that nothing works for you. Fighting over or with girls or boys delights the Devil. As long as you are unsettled, the Devil is settled. What is unsettling for the Devil is if you are at peace. For once you are in peace, the Devil will go without work.

You Can't School The Devil

You can't school the Devil, but you can screw him. You can open the front door for the Devil, make him wait in the living room while you sneak out through the back door.

What this means is you accept the thoughts that the Devil gives you, pretend to be munching on them, but actually you are spitting them out. You may ask why open the front door at all? You have no other choice. Otherwise, he will keep hanging by the door. However, never get into a conversation with the Devil and try to school him. You have only one choice. Either you screw him, or you get screwed. I think the former is better.

When the Devil is pumping thoughts into your mind, develop a sense of detachment. Witness the thoughts moving in the mind like the clouds moving in the sky. As your witnessing habit takes a stronger hold, you will then see the clear sky which is the non-mind, full of emptiness.

Thought watching is an important meditation for the Buddhists.