A Critique : Mind as the Source of Freedom and Bondage

[Guest guest]

"Unless the mind is trained in a coordinated way by understanding

all of its modifications, it remains unruly, disorderly, and

enveloped in its primitive dharma. An untrained mind interfers with

the spontaneous feelings arising from the heart." [sadhana, the

essence of Spiritual Life, Swami Rama]

[Guest guest]

"I embroidered every day for a couple of hours for about a year. I

didnt recite the Mantra but my mind was focused on Tara. Then one

night, I woke myself up with my own voice saying, "I am Tara, I am

Radha, I am Radha. I am Tara" This carried on in my waking state for

a very long time making it exceeding difficult to teach classes or

do anything else."

 

For a long time after this, I wondered how I could substantiate this

experience. I know that the mind is a very tricky deceiver and it

can make up something even from good desires that isnt necessarily

true.

>From talks with Aspirants. Is Guru necessary?

"In a case of spiritual path it is still more difficult to find your

own way! The mind will mislead you very often"

 

 

Extraction from

Mantras : Words of Power. Swami Sivananda Radha