Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 The mind is the hub around which this vicious cycle revolves, creating delusion in the minds of the deluded. It is by firmly restraining that hub through intense self-effort and keen intelligence that the whole wheel is brought to a standstill. When the hub's motion is stopped, the wheel does not revolve: when the mind is stilled... illusion ceases. One who does not know this trick and does not practise it, undergoes endless sorrow. The moment the truth is seen, behold... the sorrow comes to an end. The disease of the perception of this world-illusion is not cured except through the mastery of the mind, which is its only remedy. Hence, abandon all other activities like pilgrimage, gifts and austerities, and bring the mind under your control for your ultimate good. The world appearance abides in the mind, even as there is space in the pot; if the pot is broken, the illusory division of space vanishes; and if the mind ceases to be, the concept of a world within the mind also ceases to be. Even as an insect trapped within the pot attains freedom of movement when the pot is broken, you will also enjoy freedom when the mind ceases to be, along with the world-illusion contained in it. Live in the present, with your consciousness externalized momentarily but without any effort: when the mind stops linking itself to the past and to the future it becomes no-mind. If from moment to moment your mind dwells on what is and drops it effortlessly at once, the mind becomes no-mind, full of purity. It is only as long as the mind continues to be agitated that it experiences the diversity of its own projection or expansion, even as rain falls only as long as there are clouds. And, it is only as long as infinite consciousness limits itself into the finite mind, that such agitation and expansion take place. If consciousness ceases to be the finite mind, then know that the very roots of cyclic world-illusion are burnt, and there is perfection. Love Jac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Nisargadatta , " jacmattvm " <jacmattvm> wrote: > The mind is the hub around which this vicious cycle revolves, > creating delusion in the minds of the deluded. > Beautiful Jac Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Nisargadatta , " jacmattvm " <jacmattvm> wrote: > The mind is the hub around which this vicious cycle revolves, > creating delusion in the minds of the deluded. > > It is by firmly restraining that hub through intense self-effort and > keen intelligence that the whole wheel is brought to a standstill. > > When the hub's motion is stopped, the wheel does not revolve: when > the mind is stilled... illusion ceases. One who does not know this > trick and does not practise it, undergoes endless sorrow. The moment > the truth is seen, behold... the sorrow comes to an end. > > The disease of the perception of this world-illusion is not cured > except through the mastery of the mind, which is its only remedy. > Hence, abandon all other activities like pilgrimage, gifts and > austerities, and bring the mind under your control for your ultimate > good. > > The world appearance abides in the mind, even as there is space in > the pot; if the pot is broken, the illusory division of space > vanishes; and if the mind ceases to be, the concept of a world > within the mind also ceases to be. > > Even as an insect trapped within the pot attains freedom of movement > when the pot is broken, you will also enjoy freedom when the mind > ceases to be, along with the world-illusion contained in it. > > Live in the present, with your consciousness externalized > momentarily but without any effort: when the mind stops linking > itself to the past and to the future it becomes no-mind. If from > moment to moment your mind dwells on what is and drops it > effortlessly at once, the mind becomes no-mind, full of purity. > > It is only as long as the mind continues to be agitated that it > experiences the diversity of its own projection or expansion, even > as rain falls only as long as there are clouds. And, it is only as > long as infinite consciousness limits itself into the finite mind, > that such agitation and expansion take place. If consciousness > ceases to be the finite mind, then know that the very roots of > cyclic world-illusion are burnt, and there is perfection. > Love Jac Thank Jac, This was a nice description. I have indeed the concept of the wold being in the mind, and I have also the concept of the mind being in the body/brain. I have not realized what you call the breaking of the pot, but I see that this could happen. This breaking of the pot must happen in me or else I will not not know if it really could happen or not, even if I do believe we are infinite consciousness. /AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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