Crumbs from His Table - Control of Mind, #4

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D: I appear to get the same stillness of thought by tracing the root

of the mantra which I repeat, as I would, if I put the 'who Am I?'

enquiry. Is there any harm in my continuing the mantra in this

manner or is it essential I should only use 'Who Am I?"

 

Baghavan:

No; you can trace the root of any thought or mantra and

continue to do so till you have an answer to your query.

 

D: What is the effect of japas or mantras?

 

B: Diversion; the mind is a channel, a swift current of thoughts

and a mantra is a bund or dam put up in the way of this

current to divert the water to where it is needed.

 

 

~~~ CRUMBS FROM HIS TABLE

By Ramanananda Swarnagiri

Fourth Edition, 1969