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April 2005

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A Selection of Holy Flowers

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by Shri Veervasanta

2.The mind is an invisible force just like air. It

functions through the brain. No one really knows what it

is and how it works. The is and how it works. The Lord [the Self] who has

willed it knows it perfectly.

We all have a higher mind but we have taken a lower one. It is only when one seeks to attain one’s

higher mind that one can really be happy. The Lord too sometimes takes a human mind and strives takes a human mind and strives hard to attain His Infinite Mind; this is done to set an example to

the world.

The present mind with which we are born is not our real mind, it is an acquired one. We have acquired it from our previous actions for our

real mind is a superior mind… Every man is compelled to stay with his man is compelled to stay with his acquired mind until the day comes when he is freed from this inferior

mind.

There are three states of mind in a man: the mind of man, the

mind of the universe or cosmos, and the mind of the

Self or Soul. These are referred Self or Soul. These are referred to as conscious, subconscious and superconscious minds.

The mind is a world of knowledge because it can store infinite

knowledge, even that imparted by the Self.

The subconscious mind is a store of The subconscious mind is a store of material knowledge and the

superconscious one is an infinite vessel of spiritual knowledge.

The mind is merely an energy of the Lord. It functions as

thinking, speaking, reasoning, understanding and memory. These forces, and memory. These forces,

when trained, attain a superior state.

Man is born with different levels of reasoning, memory

and understanding, according to his actions, but one can

attain one’s full mind through attain one’s full mind through enlightenment.

No human being is born with a full human mind, except those who have attained perfection and attained perfection and come here for a mission;

such cases are indeed rare.

The human spirit or mind is a combination of six intellectual faculties, which are: reasoning,

memory, understanding, thought, word and knowledge. Reasoning is referred to as fire, memory as water, referred to as fire, memory as water, under-standing as ether, thought as

clouds, word as air, and knowledge as earth.

Every man is born with a combination of different degrees

of each of the six intellectual faculties, e.g. one man may be born with 15 degrees of under-born with 15 degrees of under-

standing, 30 degrees of memory, 10 degrees of reasoning.…

Yogis grow daily in comprehension, speech, and knowledge when these are

nourished by meditation, but the mind remains the same mind remains the same

concerning reasoning and memory. Nevertheless, the mind

comes to full growth through enlightenment

There is an inner eye of truth in every man to find the true nature

of things and not as they are conceived through the heart. One who does not conquer the illusive who does not conquer the illusive

thoughts of his heart by real thoughts of the Supreme will ever

remain in this illusive state.

Thoughts emanating from our heart are of two types: illusory and true. Thoughts of the heart concern material things and are illusory; whereas thoughts of the illusory; whereas thoughts of the soul pertain to the Self and are

pure light or truth.

Our thoughts are endowed with three characteristics: slow, mild and quick. Every man is born with any one of these aspects. Our thought is these aspects. Our thought is propelled by the Pervading Energy, according to its

nature.

Thought, the energy of the Self operating through divine or human channels, has an effect on man. If it

is a thought of discontent, it troubles the mind; if one of joy, it troubles the mind; if one of joy, it

pleases the mind but one can banish the bad effect on the mind

by remaining unaffected.