DISCIPLINE THE MIND

The mind is the seat of all actions. We perceive with our eyes but take action in accordance to what we think. An orderly mind does not create obstacles in the path of thinking and does not hinder any success in the external world.

We all know that we have a physical body and the invisible soul power within us. The body is your physical instrument for living in this external world indulging in various activities, causing turmoils in our life. Your mind or internal instrument which is made up of four faculties that function in the interior world - Active mind (manas), Intellect (buddhi), Subconscious - the storehouse of subtle impressions or samskaras (chitta), Ego the sense of “I-am-ness" and "I" (ahamkara).

Mind has five subtle senses and five gross senses to experience the external world—the world of objects. Coordinating the four faculties requires real effort and makes the mind creative, useful, and productive or if not directed properly leads us astray.

The mind should be observed and its functioning in association with the other four subtle senses should be analyzed in day to day life. Always, analyzing one's actions using the power of discrimination and a little everyday introspective process will certainly help one to and take decisions in the right way. Project on every thought within and the action taken on behalf of it, and a little practice will yield better results.

Thoughts emerge as speech, feelings and action. One has to keep track as to what causes them to take such an action and the result out of it whether for the welfare of others or to the person concerned. This way one can classify his actions to be selfish or selfless.

All thoughts have their origin from the mind, let it come and leave. These are brain waves which are created and then moves into the conscious state which materializes into actions. Thoughts may be pleasant and unpleasant churning positive and negative vibrations. Never allow negative thoughts to settle and do not allow yourself to get disturbed. Be friendly to your mind and don't be hostile with yourself with disturbed thoughts.

The Mind is the gateway to happiness, one cannot leave it and go, hence situations, people and places can never make one happy or sad, it all depends on one's mind. If one goes to one of the nature's best spots and yet cannot enjoy nature's beauty or still cannot find peace, the reason being he is still in conflict with his mind.

Hence, one should have the power to control it and think rationally.The mind can transport you to a higher realm of wisdom, and can come in touch with the collective consciousness.

Through meditation the mind is trained. If the mind is not purified with a definite discipline, it will suffer from the age-old epidemic of hallucination. Those who do not know this aspect go on debating with the mind until the last breath of their lives without finding a solution.

The mind remains unruly disorderly, and enveloped in its primitive drama unless it is coordinated in a specified way. An untrained mind interferes with the spontaneous feelings arising from the heart and hence it is compared with the monkey wandering around places. Mind is the cause of both bondage and liberation. A mind with a proper goal and purpose can help one grow within and unveil the mystery of inner life, whereas an undisciplined mind remains dissipated shattering thoughts wildly.

When the focus of the mind is outward, it tries to find peace and happiness from the external world running behind various objects. Lacking inner awareness, the mind refuses the guidance and inspiration of the subtle Divine Force. Having such a mind, one fails to study the inner dimensions of life, and as a result, considers the external world to be the sole reality.

Spiritual lessons and discipline leads one to perfection and helps him attain his goal and unfold one's inner potentials. The method of focusing one's mind at a single point to attain perfection is called meditation. Through meditation, an aspirant withdraws his mind from the external world, focuses on a given internal object, and develops an interest in dwelling within.

Once when an individual attains freedom from distractions originating in the consciousness of the mind, he is able to grasp the thought constructively which originates from the unconscious mind. With proper practice he can tap the inner power within him and then visualize the whole world to be one and the immense LOVE he has for all creation.

Conflicts are not from others or from the outside world. Conflicts arise in the mind. A well trained mind removes all the obstacles and will gradually leads one to the path of love.

FREE MIND IS THE GRACE OF GOD - ALL VIRTUES AND LOVE

Tranquility is what is required for happy living and attaining mastery over training the mind through surrender to God and meditation. Compared to the unconscious, the conscious part of mind is very small; however, there is close interaction between the unconscious and the conscious mind.

An uncultivated brain is a devil's workshop. Never identify yourself with your mind, its objects, emotions, speech, or actions. The doer is different from the deeds. Try to meditate on the eternal principle and remain in eternal delight by establishing yourself in your essential nature that is peace, happiness, and bliss.

When there is complete surrender to the Almighty, the EGO ceases to exist, one develops the capacity to listen to the inner voice of the Soul. It requires enormous courage to accept one's folly and rectify oneself.

Do not condemn yourself in any way. We all do have things to be admired and appreciated but let this not be a step to enhance the EGO. We are torn apart most of the times whether to satisfy our desires or to listen to the inner voice?

The secret lies in not becoming a slave to our EGO, then you can emerge from the confines of body, senses, and mind. Only a profound method of meditation can help to purify the ego. A purified ego does not create barriers. Only after rising above egocentric awareness, can one find the universe within. Only then can one learn to love all and exclude none. One who does not love one’s fellow beings, cannot love God at all.

A true heart searches for deeper happiness and knows the reality that ego is that which separates one from the Reality, the Truth, the ultimate destination to Eternity.

Once ego surrenders itself to the highest Truth, you have attained victory, and spiritual illumination is yours. Soon after the victory over ego, all other virtues, such as love, humility, compassion, selflessness, kindness, spontaneously unfold. These virtues are prerequisites for self-transformation. When these virtues blossom, a human being becomes a saint. These saintly qualities are magnetic waves which can bond the world together with the sacred LOVE.

Once again I would like to remind you that the world is full of LOVE, created out of LOVE and exists because of LOVE. Hence, to lead your thoughts powerfully know the LOVE of the Almighty and surrender yourself to Him to attain peace.