[dorothy hanna]

In the Bible, this phenominon is referred to the devil, or Satan, as "The Accuser, who accuses day and night."

It is called doubt also, and your faith is battling it out with doubt. Stop the battle, and silence the accuser, and walk away, in your mind. This is what silencing your mind means. You're in the habit of getting caught up in these dialouges in your head.

Now, practice stopping the dialouge, by fousing your attention on what you are actually doing, be it driving your car, or taking a walk and looking at the scenery, or whay ever.
This inward debate is a sign of an idle/passive mind. That's why there is the sating, "An idle mind, is the devils workshop".

By idle, I means we have all been raised to be very passive in our mind. We are not really very good at right thinking yet. Thinking probperly, as Michael Beckworth said. Instead of focussing on our own intentions, and desires, we are focusing on an inner arguement/debate/dialouge with figments of our imagination, and wastes much of our time.

This comes from being raised spoonfed, with large doses of Television, and the educational programs etc...We sit back, and wait for someone else to come, and tell us what subject, and what page to turn to next, for further instruction. We've been guided to NOT be one of the "Movers, and Shakers, of the world. We are like sheep.

The movers and shakers are busy creating their world, and we are busy watching, on the news, or a show on tv, etc... their great success, as an audiance clapping, or a critic.

I'm getting more and more out of these types of debates, and either stopping them, or looking to changing them.
By change, I notice that the form of these are fashioned very much like Fox News supposed debates, or any other T.V. debate, so instead, I'm looking to form, in my head, a THINK TANK, where I have a really good team, behind me, working toward my well-being. Any member of that team that makes me feel bad, in anyway, is outta there. The team is to work, think, strive toward my well-being. Come up with good/great/fun ideas, and lay out the plan, and then we impleiment it said plan.