The Runaway Mind

"Are you out of your mind"? , one must have heard this statement more than once during many a conversation. Thats when one stops and starts to wonder about the mightiness of Mind and the larger than life image it flashes. Delving deep into the topic, I started dissecting the above statement. The debate whether mind controls our thoughts or whether the thoughts are self driven soon commenced. Now the rationalist in me look at thoughts as a series of conditions or conditional situations , some self born and some born out of inspiration or influence.Now the big question , what role does our mind play in these "thoughtful" acts? I intend to continue my pursuit of the mystery of "The Runaway Mind".