It is like a computer in that way. When there are multiple programs open, the processor is trying to deal with many large files. It will run slow and occasionally will crash.
Dwelling on and/or replaying the past - should have, shouldn't have, if only - is a burden on the system.
Creating inner monologues about possible future events - fears, desires - is a burden on the system.
Usually, these are loaded with emotional content, which is even more of a burden to the system.
The mind/brain plays these "movies" about the past and future inside our heads. They often absorb our whole attention. They can make us angry, sad, fearful, depressed, hopeful, elated - any number of emotions.
Ultimately, they are phantoms, just like a movie projected onto a screen is a phantom. The sensory input is so real that the mind/brain can be fooled into believing that it is real. There is the disconnect from truth. Just notice people in a movie theater reacting to the screen. The play of light, sound on a blank screen can move people into all kinds of emotions. Their brains are all absorbed and reacting to an invented reality.
The mind can invent multiple realities but there is only one truth.
Only when the mind is silent, free from all past and future concerns, can it percieve truth.
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