Mind must not be allowed to stray

Mind must not be allowed to stray

Discrimination and dispassion for worldly objects are the two “Purifying” agents which can ensure steadiness of the mind. Religious prescriptions might prove purposeless so long as one is immersed in ordinary activities. Spiritual progress can be achieved only with scriptural knowledge and detachment. It may prove an exercise in futility to read holy text if one’s mind is not endowed with these factors. Hence if we cultivate them by practice, we will get released from desires.

The hearts of those, whose detachment is strong and acute, will always long for God. They never seek anything but the almighty Himself. For them, the world will appear as a veritable well wherein that they may get drowned at any moment.

Knowledge can be gained by tasting all possible conditions of life-from the humblest to the highest positions, through observation and thereby get convinced of the trivial nature of the worldly enjoyments. The mind should be taken out of the dark cell of the world and exposed to the full blaze of the self-effulgent Divinity.

In a forest full of thorns and briars, it is impossible to walk barefooted. We can do so provided the entire area is covered with leather or by wearing shoes. The former is distinct impossibility likewise; the mind is troubled with immeasurable wants. There are two ways to escape from their influence. Either all the desires should be satisfied or all of them given up. The former course cannot even be dreamt of, because new wants will grew overtime.