The mind is a very helpful tool to help you reach enlightenment, but unfortunately it can only get you so far in your quest for complete spirituality. To cross over to the other side, you must leave the mind at the doorway of infinity. This is symbolic of certain religions that tell you to leave your shoes at the door before entering the temple. The mind cannot enter because it always wants something to do. In the eternal world, there is nothing to do, it is a state of being, not doing. In the state of enlightenment, you have no need of a thinking mind because there is nothing to think about, and besides, who needs the aid of the ego mind, when they have total and complete access to the mind of God. The mind is the last obstacle you must overcome to complete the journey to wholeness, because it is the mind which has led you to believe that you are fragmented, separate and un-wholly, which in reality is a lie.