Message for the day-The Restless Mind

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Namaste all. Yes, it is not an easy task to control the mind.

Here is more on the-

" Restlessness of the Mind and the Ways to Tame it " :

 

Bhagavad Gita 6.34 - Arjuna Uvaca

 

caJcalaM hi manaH kRSNa

pramAthi balavad dhRDham

 

tasyAhaM nigrahaM manye

vAyOriva suduSkaram

 

Arjuna said:

 

" The MIND verily is, O Krishna, RESTLESS, turbulent, strong and obstinate!

 

I deem it as hard as to CONTROL as the WIND !! "

 

All the unwholesome characteristics of the MIND are contained in this

question raised by Arjuna.

 

Mind is labelled as RESTLESS due to its constant shifting its

interests from object to object.

It is as FICKLE as the deer.

But this animal causes harm to none.

Where as the way of the MIND is different;

like the tiger it hurts the victims.

 

But modern man has found out the ways and means of CONTROLLING the

WIND to a great extent.

 

Whereas CONTROL of the MIND it is, that EVER BAFFLES man's UNDERSTANDING!

 

LORD (Krishna) ALONE is CAPABLE of TAMING the FORMIDABLE MIND!

His Name Itself indicates His CAPACITY to DO this.

 

The first part of His Name 'Krish' means " to PLOUGH and PROCESS " ;

the latter part 'na' means " the Lord of. "

 

HE is the Lord of the Act of PLOUGHING and PROCESSING the MIND.

 

The WAY of Culturing the Mind is Shown by the Lord :- Gita 6.35

 

Sri Bhagavan uvaca-

 

asaMzayaM mahAbAho

manO durnigraham

 

abhyAsena tu kaunteya

vairAgyeNa ca gRhyate

 

The Blessed Lord said:

 

" Doubtless, O mighty-armed, the MIND is RESTLESS and HARD to CONTROL;

 

BUT by SPIRITUAL PRACTICE and NON-ATTACHMENT, O son of Kunti,

IT CAN BE CONTROLLED ! "

 

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Jaya Sri Radhe!

 

 

, shanracer <no_reply wrote:

>

> There is no short or fast way. Basically, its like breaking a big

> block of ice with a nail cutter: you keep hitting & hitting, & nothing

> happens. After long time, the cracks in ice become bigger, & some time

> the whole thing shatters to small pieces.

>

> But all you can do is keep hitting at it without giving up hope.

>