How to get rid of bad influences and impressions?

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Dear Devotees in TBP,

 

Love and Love alone....

 

Please read what Pujya Ramsukhadasji is saying, in response to a

question, " how to get rid of bad influences and impressions? " . Let us

all strive. I received it from a different source.

 

Love and Love alone....

 

P. Gopi Krishna

 

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Question: How to get rid of bad influences and impressions ?

Swamiji: It has therefore been said -

" Kaathinnyam vishaye kuryaad dravattvam bhagawatpade. "

(Bhaktirasaayan 1:32)

 

It is therefore desirable for a Spiritual Aspirant to make his mind

remain firm (impenetrable) when it comes to relating with sense

objects, whereas, when it comes to relating with God, the Supreme

Consciousness, the Truth, one must keep the mind fluid, flowing and

melting.

 

It is in the fluid mind that impressions get imbedded. When the inner

faculty becomes fluid, at that time it leaves everything else, and

when that mind engages in thoughts of enjoying pleasures then new

impressions are formed on the mind. Whether you engage and immerse

your mind either while enjoying pleasures or while contemplating on

enjoying pleasures, in both these instances, new impressions will be

formed on the mind. These impressions will further trouble you; then

they will be recollected and remembered. Therefore do not take joy or

feel sorrowful in these thoughts. Whether good or bad comes, simply

do not cling to it. Whether pleasurable things come, or unpleasurable

things come your way, let not your mind become joyful or sorrowful.

When the mind becomes joyful or sorrowful, in either instances,

impressions are left on the mind.

 

Mind is like wax. Madhusudanacharya has said that Iron is solid;

however when fired hot, it becomes molten like, softened and melts.

Similarly even though the mind is inert and solid, but on coming in

contact with heat it melts.

 

Now who is the one that heats? It has been explained -

 

Kaama krodh bhaya sneha harsh shokh dayaa dayaha

Taapkaaschritt jatanustschaantau kathinam tu tat. "

 

There are seven things that are the cause the heat, that makes the

mind melt. They are - Passionate Desires (kaam), anger (krodh), fear

(bhay), affection (sneh), rejoicing (harsh), grief (shaukh),

compassion (daya). When the desire is very intense, and one gets to

enjoy the objects, then while indulging in these pleasures, deep

impressions are left on the mind. These old impressions and

sentiments are troubling and constantly remembered, again and again.

Do not give them importance. They are of the past, they are not of

the present.

 

The main thing to remember is that - they are not there in the

present. They are not there right now, they do not there at this

moment. This is truly a very effective and highly weighted " Mantra " .

Whenever something of the past is remembered, clearly remember that

it is not there in the present. Even while engaging in enjoyment of

pleasures, if you experienced the enjoyment, those impressions will

not be easily wiped off. Therefore a spiritual aspirant must be extra

cautious and careful, and clearly be aware that this is not their

objective, their aim.