Some thoughts on Pur Mind

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Dear Sri Chandran:

 

First, let me extend my hearty welcome to the list again. Please send

a little write up about you to the list and introduce yourself. The

list is actively seeking participation from knowledgeable members like

you. Sri Sunder Hatangadi and I are looking forward to your active

contribution to the Gitasatsang.

 

Most impotant, I want to thank you for your excellent observations and

mind has been cleansed by your post.

 

regards,

 

Ram Chandran

 

advaitin, "S.Chandran" <schandra@g...> wrote:

> Namaste.

>

> The discussion on pure mind and "Self" takes us to the very

definition

> of `mind'. Mind is the flow of thoughts and not just thoughts. No

> thought is good or bad. Only the rate of flow of thoughts can be

good or

> bad. Exercises like meditation helps to regulate the flow of

thoughts

> leading to the tranquility of the mind. As long as the mind exists,

> thought flow will be there. `Self' is beyond the body-mind-intellect

> complex; it is the source of power for body-mind-intellect. I can

> identify thoughts only when I identify myself with the mind. So, the

day

> I learn to de-identify myself with the mind, the mind `dies' for all

> practical purposes. When the mind dies, the Self reveals. A "pure

mind"

> is a necessary and sufficient vehicle that helps to transcend mind

> itself. Pure mind helps to burn our vasanas in the fire of

> discriminatory knowledge. In the end, the very mind itself should be

> burnt in the fire of absolute Knowledge. One of the common analogies

> Shankara uses to explain this is as follows. When a dead body is

being

> cremated, a stick is being used to push the bones of the body into

the

> fire. At the end, even that stick is thrown into the pyre. So also

is

> the case with the mind in relation to Knowledge.

>

> S.Chandran