THE CHALLENGE : PART II -5. SWAMI CHINMAYANANDA

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18/06/2019
5.AS THE THOUGHTS, SO THE MIND

In order to discipline or train the mind, first of all I must know what the mind is. If I do not know the mind, how am I to train it? The mind is the commander; the mind is the king. Every activity of every person is only to satisfy his mind.

Think...Without thinking, people superficially say that the mind is something inside us. Is it the liver then?

Or is something inside us. Is it the liver then?

Or is it the kidneys? Or the heart?

Think carefully We have been taught all sorts of things, but we still do not know what the mind is. Until we know what the mind, how can we train it, beautify or develop it?

If the mind is unhappy, I am unhappy. If the mind is happy, I am happy. My entire life is dependent upon my mind. But very few of us know what the mind is. It is not taught in the school or college. An intelligent person will answer that the mind is thought. Yes, the mind is thought, but that is not a definition. Whenever there are thoughts, there is a mind. Whenever there is no thought, there is no mind. In your deep sleep, there are no thoughts in you. Therefore, there is no mind.

Thoughts and the mind are definitely inter-related. If the thoughts are calm, the mind is calm. If the thoughts are agitated, the mind is agitated. If the thoughts are hopeful, the mind is hopeful. If the thoughts are despairing, the mind is despairing. The mind is exactly as the thoughts are. Therefore,
anyone who is trying to understand what the mind is will arrive at the conclusion that the mind is thought.

To be continued ..


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