..as we are not the physical body,
we are not THE BRAIN:
the lump of matter, which is
the sitting place of THE MIND:
the sixth sense, the head
the lump of matter, which is
the sitting place of THE MIND:
the sixth sense, the head
of THE FIVE SENSES;
controlling the mind is like
controlling the mind is like
controlling THE WIND;
whoever controls the mind
whoever controls the mind
is @ PEACE and is FREE!
"All our words are but crumbs that fall down
from the feast of the mind." - Khalil Gibran;
I crave for the the remnants of the heart.
"All our words are but crumbs that fall down
from the feast of the mind." - Khalil Gibran;
I crave for the the remnants of the heart.
ArlenKali Fuentes shared Chocolate Socrates's photo.
For the mind is restless, turbulent,
obstinate and very strong,
O Kṛṣṇa, and to subdue it,
I think, is more difficult
than controlling the wind.
from the Song of God-6.34
One
must deliver himself with the help
of his mind, and not degrade himself.
The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul,
and his enemy as well. For him who has conquered
the mind, the mind is the best of friends;
of his mind, and not degrade himself.
The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul,
and his enemy as well. For him who has conquered
the mind, the mind is the best of friends;
but for one who has failed to do so,
his mind will remain the greatest
enemy.
-BG 6.6:
-BG 6.6:
For one who has conquered the mind,
the Supersoul is already reached,
for he has attained tranquillity.
To such a man happiness and distress,
heat and cold, honor and dishonor
are all the same. -BG 6.7:
The mind is so strong and obstinate that it sometimes overcomes the intelligence, although the mind is supposed to be subservient to the intelligence. For a man in the practical world who has to fight so many opposing elements, it is certainly very difficult to control the mind. Artificially, one may establish a mental equilibrium toward both friend and enemy, but ultimately no worldly man can do so, for this is more difficult than controlling the raging wind. In the Vedic literature (Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.3.3-4) it is said:
"The individual is the passenger in the car of the material body, and intelligence is the driver. Mind is the driving instrument, and the senses are the horses. The self is thus the enjoyer or sufferer in the association of the mind and senses. So it is understood by great thinkers." Intelligence is supposed to direct the mind, but the mind is so strong and obstinate that it often overcomes even one's own intelligence, as an acute infection may surpass the efficacy of medicine. Such a strong mind is supposed to be controlled by the practice of yoga, but such practice is never practical for a worldly person like Arjuna. And what can we say of modern man? The simile used here is appropriate: one cannot capture the blowing wind. And it is even more difficult to capture the turbulent mind. The easiest way to control the mind, as suggested by Lord Caitanya, is chanting "Hare Kṛṣṇa," the great mantra for deliverance, in all humility. The method prescribed is sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-pādāravindayoḥ: one must engage one's mind fully in Kṛṣṇa. Only then will there remain no other engagements to agitate the mind.
The mind is so strong and obstinate that it sometimes overcomes the intelligence, although the mind is supposed to be subservient to the intelligence. For a man in the practical world who has to fight so many opposing elements, it is certainly very difficult to control the mind. Artificially, one may establish a mental equilibrium toward both friend and enemy, but ultimately no worldly man can do so, for this is more difficult than controlling the raging wind. In the Vedic literature (Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.3.3-4) it is said:
"The individual is the passenger in the car of the material body, and intelligence is the driver. Mind is the driving instrument, and the senses are the horses. The self is thus the enjoyer or sufferer in the association of the mind and senses. So it is understood by great thinkers." Intelligence is supposed to direct the mind, but the mind is so strong and obstinate that it often overcomes even one's own intelligence, as an acute infection may surpass the efficacy of medicine. Such a strong mind is supposed to be controlled by the practice of yoga, but such practice is never practical for a worldly person like Arjuna. And what can we say of modern man? The simile used here is appropriate: one cannot capture the blowing wind. And it is even more difficult to capture the turbulent mind. The easiest way to control the mind, as suggested by Lord Caitanya, is chanting "Hare Kṛṣṇa," the great mantra for deliverance, in all humility. The method prescribed is sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-pādāravindayoḥ: one must engage one's mind fully in Kṛṣṇa. Only then will there remain no other engagements to agitate the mind.
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