There are two types of problems that all of us face: The purely practical problems (such as a leaky bathroom tap!) and the psychological problems (in which the ‘I' feels disturbed).  The  problems that bring in disharmony and unhappiness are, obviously, of the psychological type.  The vast majority of people approach their psychological problems in the conventional way; that is, try to find a solution from within the mind's content by running thoughts.  This helps, quite often, as a palliative, but rarely as one that clears the disturbance.  This is because the mind is the breeding ground of problems and cannot get very far in terms of freeing itself from the disturbance.  It gets into thought vortices characterized by fear, anger, regret, loneliness, jealousy etc.
      There is quite a different approach of which many remain unaware.  This is where the Enlightened Masters bring our attention to something.  They point out that dissolving the problem is more important than solving the problem.  As of now, only a small percentage of the world's population can appreciate the difference between the two.
The more we try to press the mind to find a solution, the more complicated it becomes.  That is the way the turbulence of the mind functions.  J. Krishnamurti says, "Looking for a solution through the mind leads nowhere."  Ramana Maharishi says, "if you use the mind  to find a way out, it will function like a friend and soon push you into a deep pit."   Besides, in our own experience, we can see how enervating it is to let the mind handle the problems.  So then we ask, "What is this matter of dissolving the problem?"  Like all the Masters, Buddha  gives an answer to this: 
     "You are thirsty. But the nearby lake is turbid because animals have just crossed, carts have just moved. You let the water be, leave it alone.  Then, after some time, because you do not act on it, the mud settles down and the water becomes clear.  You can then drink from it.  The same way, if you are quiet with your mind and not run your thoughts, clarity comes to you; you dissolve the psychological problem and attend only to the practical side of the issue.  The inward non-action has great strength and beauty."     
     This is easier said than done.  However, if we apply ourselves to the Buddha's pointer, we soon discover what it means to leave the mind alone.  Then, we begin to have a quantum shift in our awareness and our whole approach to life shifts to a healthy route.  In order that we discover such truths of hidden harmony, we must be willing to be explorers. If we think we have all the answers through some religious attachment and belief or through being an atheist, agnostic and the like, then we will remain stuck to the mind.  Those are all the conventional prisons people fall into.  There must be total freedom to explore and the wonderment to discover what lies beyond the apparent, beyond the palpable.  In short, you take the esoteric path instead of falling a prey to the tyranny of the merely rational mind.  Then you also discover the beauty of what it means to be in non-verbal contact with life.
     Several issues regarding the above are explored in the website: http://spirituality.yolasite.com  .