Minds and wounds

[Guest guest]

"Our minds possess the power of healing pain and creating joy. If we

use that power along with proper living, a positive attitude and

meditations, we can heal not only our mental and emotional

afflictions, but even physical problems"

 

and lets see this statement again:

 

"Realizing the true nature of our mind [ insted of rejecting and

considering it as a foreign objects or some horrible wounds

*brackets are my own words* ] is the ultimate healing, but the

ordinary mind also has healing powers."

 

As the buddhist too believe : In its true nature, the mind is

peaceful and enlightened. Just like our skin. In its true nature its

unbroken, smooth continously floor of squamous cells. What cause

this break in the skin integrity : a lot of factors that eventually

leads to the development of wounds.

 

Now set against what Max have posted abt Amma's remarks with regards

to mind and wound, I have this question : Mind is the wound and The

wounds of the mind are they the same?

[Guest guest]

, "NMadasamy" <nmadasamy

wrote:

I have this question : Mind is the wound and The

> wounds of the mind are they the same?

>

 

I don´t think that the symbol of a wound is an appropriate symbol for

our limited self or mind or our obstructions.

 

A wound is a part of ourselves not a foreign object, it may have been

caused by a foreign object but now after it is inflicted it is a part

of us.

 

We shouldn ot overeact and rub it, but We should also not treat it as

if it is foreign to our self.

 

Now one could say that we are not the body which to some extent is

true, but though we are not the body as long as we live the jiva is

immersed and unified with it.

I don´t think Shaktas disregard the Body as differnt from the true

self on the contrary the body is respected as part of the self.

 

Our limited self mind and our obstructions have been rather likened

to a foreign substance like dirt or dross that has become attached to

us but which are intrinsically not a part of us.

 

Treatment would consist in washing it off and would differ from that

of a wound.

 

A wound i would say rather symbolises a traumatic experience, that

has left a mark on us.

 

An Impression that has left a mark on us and obstructs our well

being, that would be a more fitting symbol.

 

Even if a wound heals a scar is left, that scar also will obstruct

the free flow of Prana in the Nadis even if the wound is gone.

 

Similarly an emotional trauma leaves a mark, that even if the Trauma

healed still there will be an obstruction in the flow of prana.

 

These koshas interact, to our advantage and to our disadvantage.