Narayanasramam

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Purity of the mind

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Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha

 

Mind's purity is very important. You have to attempt at this purity

by and through all your actions and interactions. Instead of allowing

your mind to be diverted by various interactions, the activities

should be channelised in such a manner that they go on purifying the

mind.

 

The purity of the mind itself is Self-realization! Purity represents,

manifests and pronounces Self-realization. It is not that the Self is

realized as something different – on the other hand it is that the

Self manifests in the mind and in the internal functions. In the

conscious level a new radiance is felt giving rise to these

pronounced changes or purification.

 

Self-realization is realization of the very Self. The Self is not a

second or another product; it is yourself. You remain yourself

throughout, whether you sleep, dream or wakeup. Whether you are

miserable or peaceful, joyous or dejected, you remain yourself. It is

realization of this Self, which constantly is there, that you should

aim at. It is not that the seeker produces a Self and then realizes

it.

 

Your body produces heat. Just as you say, " I feel heat; I am hot " ,

you must be able to say, " I feel the Self, I am the Self " . The power

or presence within you that causes radiation of heat from your body

and also that from which springs forth knowledge and doubt, thoughts

and emotions – that power or that presence is the Consciousness, the

Self. It is to be felt.

 

By virtue of watchfulness attention relaxation and Quietitude. The

whole body will be engulfed in gentle warmth, in warmth of joy; this

warmth of joy is felt of the Self. It doesn't emerge from a process

of a long concentration or through contemplation of this or that; it

comes from watchfulness towards mind's functions, by remaining poised

and silent.