Maharshi - mind and Self

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Sometimes small pieces of charcoal fromthis brazier exploded and jumped outonto the floor. Bhagavan, who never lostan opportunity to give us a spiritual lesson,once used this natural phenomenon to explainthe relationship between the mind and the Self."This is how the mind comes out of the Self,like a spark jumping out of fire. In the same waythat this piece of charcoal will have no heat ifit is kept separate from the fire, similarly,the mind has no power or energy of its ownwhile it imagines that it is separate fromthe Self."Then, picking up the charcoal with a pair oftongs, he put it back in the fire, saying,"This is the jiva [individual soul].It must

be made to go back into Siva ,the Self."----------Living By The Words Of BhagavanDavid Godman------------