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PURIFICATION
OF THE MIND
We would like to invite
you to continue with the study about the Self, who am I?
This is also called Swadhyaya in Sanskrit. This is a trip of self discovery
that can be more exciting than any other conventional trip. It is an outer
and inner exploration with remarkable findings. Let’s remember that the
answer is within our reach and within us. We will simply throw some
questions and some ideas for you to reflect upon. So let’s start.
What is the mind? Some people say that:
* It is subtle matter that can be disturbed easily nowadays.
* It is “creative”, isn't it?
Many machines and objects around us were
conceived in someone’s mind. Is our world a reflection of our creative
mind?
* How “healthy” or “harmonious” is our state of mind?
We will know, if we look
carefully inside and outside
that
there are many psychosomatic
diseases.
”Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy mind.”
Bible, Mat.
XXII - 37
When you say ‘this is my house’, does this mean that you are the house?
When you say ‘this is my car’, does this mean that you are the car?
When you say ‘this is my arm’, does this mean that you are the arm?
When you say ‘this is my mind’, does this mean that you are the mind?
The answer is obviously ‘NO’.
Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to the following questions:
Do you always do what you feel and think is the best for you and
everyone?_______
Sometimes we want “X”, we think “Y” and we do “Z”.
Are our body, mind, heart and our actions moving in one direction? ___
Are they synchronized?____
Are they in phase?____
Are they in the same wave length?_
The mind can be pulled in many directions at the same
time by objects and other factors through the senses and other means.
.Can your mind (driver) always control the senses (wild horses) and
other factors that pull you in different directions in order to reach
specific goals (objects, desires, ...)?
Can you picture a driver and a chariot pulled by horses? Who is in
control? The driver or the horses? What are your goals or desires?
What can I do if I have an addictive behavior? How to change our "focus"
and keep our interest "ON"?
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The mind can be pulled in many directions at the same
time by objects and other factors through the senses and other means.
We might know that we have to change our mind (driver), but we do not know
how.
We might know we have to pick other goals, but which ones?
How to discern better? How to increase our will power?
How to CONCENTRATE EASILY ALL YOUR MIND, HEART, SOUL and FORCES in:
1) a positive action
2) dignified object
3) self inquiry
4) others
How to purify the mind and get rid of the common toxins (selfishness,
anger, envy, lust, greed, pride, etc.) gently?
We are told :
“Be transformed by the renewal of the mind.”
Bible, Romans XII – 2.
But how to do this EASILY?
Just as gold is purified by heating it on fire, so the mind is EASILY
PURIFIED by sitting in front of the Agnihotra fire inducing a state of
spontaneous meditation.
If we can change our mind, we change our
world. Agnihotra can do this.
Agnihotra quiets the mind and brings clear
thinking. Agnihotra promotes Inner Peace and great Joy. Let's share
it!
"For the being who has conquered the mind, the mind is his best friend,
but for one who's mind is uncontrolled, the mind acts as his worse enemy."
Bhagavad Gita VI -6
In the next Homa Newsletter we will reflect
upon “the soul”. Does it need to be purified?
Are the mind and the soul the same thing?
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