Mind

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> Parikshit raja once asked the saint ved vyas-how is

> it that my forefathers were so much slave to their

> mind and why could they not control their mind?

> ved vyas said that mind is pleasure -loving and is

> very powerful and very rare escape from its

> clutches..HE then told raja --:3 months from now a

> mechant will come to you with a horse.do not buy

> it..even if u buy so do not ride on it..even if you

> ride do not go on the east side where you will come

> across a woman..even if you go dont talk to that

> woman..even if you talk to her do not bring her to

> your palace..even if you bring her to your palace do

> not marry her..even if you marry her do not obey

> her..> saying this ved vyas muni said --i have

told you

> how to avoid the dictates of the mind now it is up

> to you to control your mind...After three months a

> merchant ofcourse came with a horse..the horse was

> so beautiful that the officers of his court urged

> raja to ride on it...they said u need not ride on it

> but this horse will be an asset to your

> stable..after some days a groom came to raja and

> told raja about the qualities of that horse and said

> it was worth riding..raja thought that he would ride

> and would not go to east side...but the horse lost

> its control and went towards east..there he found a

> beautiful lady sitting by the road side and

> crying..she said---i have been separated from my

> friends and if you being a raja has to escort me

> if the wild animals eat me the blame will come to

> you...so raja brought the lady to the palace..peple

> soon started speaking about her beauty and insisted

> raja to marry her..raja married that woman...after

> a while she told raja--- even if

> a sweeper gets married wedding feast is there ..but

> even after being your wife you are not giving a

> feast?

> raja told her that whatever she wanted he would do

> she said she would like all rishi munis saints and

> sages to invite for their wedding feast..so a date

> was fixed...she said --as iam your better half you

> should permit me to serve food to the holy people to

> earn merit...every one arrived from forests and

> ofcourse were old wise men...when she started

> serving food to them she started to cry with

> rage----you are all impious men and you are all

> starring at me..The raja believed her and beheaded

> all the saints..

> behold----ved vyas muni appeared there and

> said---well have you now tasted the power of

> mind..even after the warning you were not able to

> control the desires and dictates of the mind....ved

> vyas muni said..

> first ,the mind made you buy the horse and ride

> on it.and let it go to the east and bring home the

> beautiful girl atleast at that time you could have

> told the mind ----no i will no do this ved vyas

> warned me against it---

> so raja at each instance gave in to the desires

> and dictates of the pleasure-loving mind..so the

> result is the death of the innocent spiritual holy

> men.....

 

 

 

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