Guest guest Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Disciple: Kindly instruct me as to how the mind may be controlled. Maharshi: There are two methods. The one is to see what the mind is; then it subsides. The second is to fix your attention on something; then the mind remains quiet. The questioner repeated the question for further elucidation. The same answer was returned with a little more added. The questioner did not look satisfied. D: Men of the world that we are, we have some kind of grief or another and do not know how to get over it. We pray to God and still are not satisfied. What can we do? M.: Trust God. D.: We surrender; but still there is no help. M.: Yes. If you have surrendered, you must be able to abide by the will of God and not make a grievance of what may not please you. Things may turn out differently from what they look apparently. Distress often leads men to faith in God. D.: But we are worldly. There is the wife, there are the children, friends and relatives. We cannot ignore their existence and resign ourselves to Divine Will, without retaining some little of the personality in us. M.: That means you have not surrendered as professed by you. You must only trust God. - Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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