MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1198
Radhe krishna,
Have a blessed day,
NEGATIVE IMPULSES
Swami SivanandaWounding the feelings of others by gesture, expression, tone of voice and unkind words is also injury. Exclusiveness is an anti-social trait. One should be open-hearted and effable. A selfish man lacks moral courage. It is the false, self-arrogating, egoistic self that impels man to be selfish, to be greedy, angry and lustful. Infatuation totally upsets one's vision of right and wrong. Excessive sleep and inertia are a negative phase of life. Violence and Godlessness are never desirable. Nip irritability in its bud through vigilance and Japa. Allow it not to assume the form of a big wave of anger. Destroy evil qualities. Annihilate lust. Counteract evil tendencies by leading the Divine Life and by association with the saints and sages.
Samskaras Strengthen By Repetition
Therefore one truth comes out of this. If a desire comes and if you fulfil it, then that
Samskara which caused that desire gets more strengthened. Therefore, a great truth has to be kept in
mind by the aspirants; that by fulfilling a desire, the desire never ends. You can never put an end to
desires by fulfilling them. Just as the hungry flames will not subside by any amount of ghee poured
on it, similarly the desire gets strengthened by fulfilment. Gurudev has beautifully expressed it. He
says, “Non-cooperate with the mind.” Do not fulfil desires, when they arise in the mind. It is the
nature of the mind to desire. Mind and desire are synonymous terms. Therefore, when desires come,
do not fulfil them. That is the only way of attaining mastery over the mind. This is the key to success
in mind-control, mind-mastery. Do not fulfil desires when they arise. Countless desires may arise;
be silent. Do not say, ‘Come along, I will fulfil it.’ It is only when you make the mistake of saying,
“I am the mind,” “I am desiring,” you commit a blunder. Just as a dog which is troublesome outside
is kept in a room, similarly, you should lock the mind inside. Only when the mind is purified, it
becomes your guide. Till then non-cooperate with it. Then the mind will cease to be the mover of
man, but man will become the mover of the mind. You should be the independent mover of the
mind. Then you become Manojit or Indriyajit. That is what an aspirant has to become a conqueror
Therefore one truth comes out of this. If a desire comes and if you fulfil it, then that
Samskara which caused that desire gets more strengthened. Therefore, a great truth has to be kept in
mind by the aspirants; that by fulfilling a desire, the desire never ends. You can never put an end to
desires by fulfilling them. Just as the hungry flames will not subside by any amount of ghee poured
on it, similarly the desire gets strengthened by fulfilment. Gurudev has beautifully expressed it. He
says, “Non-cooperate with the mind.” Do not fulfil desires, when they arise in the mind. It is the
nature of the mind to desire. Mind and desire are synonymous terms. Therefore, when desires come,
do not fulfil them. That is the only way of attaining mastery over the mind. This is the key to success
in mind-control, mind-mastery. Do not fulfil desires when they arise. Countless desires may arise;
be silent. Do not say, ‘Come along, I will fulfil it.’ It is only when you make the mistake of saying,
“I am the mind,” “I am desiring,” you commit a blunder. Just as a dog which is troublesome outside
is kept in a room, similarly, you should lock the mind inside. Only when the mind is purified, it
becomes your guide. Till then non-cooperate with it. Then the mind will cease to be the mover of
man, but man will become the mover of the mind. You should be the independent mover of the
mind. Then you become Manojit or Indriyajit. That is what an aspirant has to become a conqueror
of the mind and senses. Therefore, understand this law.
Swami ChidanandaWhen true wisdom dawns, the mind realises its nature of Self-sufficiency and turns back to the Atman, or the Source of Consciousness, and rests as one with it in peace.
- Swami Krishnananda
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY.
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