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>From The Sky of The Heart; Jewels of Wisdom from Nityananda:

 

Sutra 15

 

Cleverness is like traveling on foot.

 

A clever person will wander,

 

For the mind is fickle.

 

shakti is the power that enters the heart.

 

And so. the spiritual life is like

 

Traveling by train.

 

 

The body is the train, themind is the passenger.

 

Without passengers, the train will not move,

 

Tickets are not issued, people do not gather.

 

There is no first class, no second, no third.

 

Mind is the peace class,

 

Subtle discrimination is the engineer,

 

The head is the engine,

 

The nerves and the subtle channels are the gears

 

Through which the breath of life moves.*

 

 

*The distinction between manas and buddhi is aften made in these Sutras. The

terms have very precise technical meanings, but often in the Sutras, a broader

meaning is implied. Here, manas refers to the gross expressions of the mind

through thoughts, concepts, and feelings. This aspect of what we call our mind

is limited in every way, and it always gets us into trouble by thinking we want

this, we want that, we want something else. Manas reach for pleasure and seeks

to avoid pain.

 

Buddhi, on the other hand, is intellingence. It is farsighted, it is not

concerned about truth. In the face of every difficulty and complexity, buddhi

manifests our own and everyones else's highest best interest. Nityananda called

this intellingence subtle discrimination and spiritual discernment.

 

Nityananda was fond of the railway and often used railroad analogies in his

talks. During the twenties and thirties, he spent considerable time traveling by

train between Magalore and Kahangad, often riding in the engine car. As the

engineers come to know him, it became the custom for trains to whistle when

passing the Kanhangad Ashram.

 

Sadgurunath Maharaj Ki Jay

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