Mind considered a formidable barrier

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Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu, Gurur Devoh Maheshwara

Guru Sakshat Parabrahmah Tasmai Shree Guru Veh Namah

 

Om Sri Sai Ram

Om Sai Jai Sai Jai  Jai  Sai

 

Mind considered a formidable barrier  

 

 

Mind in its present state is burdened with huge karmic load of past

lives. It is enthralled by the outgoing faculties of senses and is

thus driven helplessly into the mire of sense-gratification. The

alphabet of spiritual progress commences with the control of mind. It

is said that unless mind is controlled, senses are disciplined, and

intellect is stilled, we cannot have experience of Self- realization.

Human body is just like a chariot wherein soul is the rider, mind is

the driver, intellect is the reins and senses are the powerful steeds

running amuck in the mire of sensuous gratification. It is for this

reason that having a retrace of the facts, the senses are to be

disciplined, intellect stilled and mind controlled so that inner

experience of soul can be had. Mind is accustomed to roam about

externally through ages. Unless it is offered something more joyous

within, it cannot be controlled. The four main attributes of mind as

discussed above have to be divinised before any perceptible right

understanding of the subject can be arrived at. Just as at present we

are so greatly impressed by the facts of externality of life that we

have little or no knowledge of the higher spiritual truths Full or

Divine beatitude; which is gross ignorance, similarly unless we have

firm conviction of the life of the Beyond, there is no hope of our

mind taking the right turn. It is only in the presence of the Living

Master, who has full command and control on His mind, that we find

radiant reflections of inner stillness and equipoise of the mind. A

Saint has exclaimed aptly:

 

"If you are firmly resolved to proceed to the Beloved Lord, you

should put one foot on the mind and the other will enable you to

reach the alley of the Friend."

 

Self is the friend of self and self is the foe of self. The mind,

acting as a slave to the senses, running after the sense-objects,

debases itself. As a reckless sower of the karmic seeds, it has, per

force, to reap and garner an abundant harvest, in life after life, in

an endless series. The poor soul in the light and life of which the

mind works is hopelessly and helplessly relegated to the background

and the mind assumes the supreme command of the citadel of the body.

What a pity ! The princess of the royal blood is swayed by the wiles

of a trickster who himself is being pleasurably duped by the siren-

songs of the senses and, is unwittingly dancing to their tunes on the

stage of mundane life. No wonder that it poses menace to the security

and integrity of the soul, running a handicap race with formidable

and at times insurmountable hurdles in the way. We have, therefore,

to subdue this inveterate foe before we can smoothly tread the

spiritual path. To subdue the mind by force is impracticable. It has

to be won over steadily by persuasion and by giving it some foretaste

of the real happiness which a Master-Saint alone can do.

 

Baba Said....

 

"Seeing Baba's picture earnestly is equivalent to seeing Him in

person".

 

Baba is every where just feel him and keep on saying `Om Sai Ram' to

whom so ever you meet.

 

OM SAI SRI SAI JAI JAI SAI!!! Let us pray at the lotus feet of

Bhagwan Baba who is the incarnation of all gods and protector of all,

to show mercy on us, and increase our devotion towards him

 

Jai Sai Ram

Swamy Mahadevan

Bow to Shri Sai-Peace be to all

Baba Bless you ever!!!

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om sai ram

'Baba is every where just feel him and keep on saying

`Om Sai Ram' to whom so ever you meet.'

              -It is just a very fine experience to

feel 'HIS' presence all the time.It is so amazing and

wonderful that every day to day activity become

sweetness in itself.All the time we feel that we are

just floating in water,flyiny in air-and how every

thing went off so well we do not come to know-we just

stand and we are at loss how it all happened-who did

it? In fact we all know from core of our heart that

'HE' is the doer.

sai ram

 

 

--- Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy >

wrote:

 

>

>

> Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu, Gurur Devoh Maheshwara

> Guru Sakshat Parabrahmah Tasmai Shree Guru Veh Namah

>

>

> Om Sri Sai Ram

> Om Sai Jai Sai Jai  Jai  Sai

>

> Mind considered a formidable barrier  

>

>

> Mind in its present state is burdened with huge

> karmic load of past

> lives. It is enthralled by the outgoing faculties of

> senses and is

> thus driven helplessly into the mire of

> sense-gratification. The

> alphabet of spiritual progress commences with the

> control of mind. It

> is said that unless mind is controlled, senses are

> disciplined, and

> intellect is stilled, we cannot have experience of

> Self- realization.

> Human body is just like a chariot wherein soul is

> the rider, mind is

> the driver, intellect is the reins and senses are

> the powerful steeds

> running amuck in the mire of sensuous gratification.

> It is for this

> reason that having a retrace of the facts, the

> senses are to be

> disciplined, intellect stilled and mind controlled

> so that inner

> experience of soul can be had. Mind is accustomed to

> roam about

> externally through ages. Unless it is offered

> something more joyous

> within, it cannot be controlled. The four main

> attributes of mind as

> discussed above have to be divinised before any

> perceptible right

> understanding of the subject can be arrived at. Just

> as at present we

> are so greatly impressed by the facts of externality

> of life that we

> have little or no knowledge of the higher spiritual

> truths Full or

> Divine beatitude; which is gross ignorance,

> similarly unless we have

> firm conviction of the life of the Beyond, there is

> no hope of our

> mind taking the right turn. It is only in the

> presence of the Living

> Master, who has full command and control on His

> mind, that we find

> radiant reflections of inner stillness and equipoise

> of the mind. A

> Saint has exclaimed aptly:

>

> "If you are firmly resolved to proceed to the

> Beloved Lord, you

> should put one foot on the mind and the other will

> enable you to

> reach the alley of the Friend."

>

> Self is the friend of self and self is the foe of

> self. The mind,

> acting as a slave to the senses, running after the

> sense-objects,

> debases itself. As a reckless sower of the karmic

> seeds, it has, per

> force, to reap and garner an abundant harvest, in

> life after life, in

> an endless series. The poor soul in the light and

> life of which the

> mind works is hopelessly and helplessly relegated to

> the background

> and the mind assumes the supreme command of the

> citadel of the body.

> What a pity ! The princess of the royal blood is

> swayed by the wiles

> of a trickster who himself is being pleasurably

> duped by the siren-

> songs of the senses and, is unwittingly dancing to

> their tunes on the

> stage of mundane life. No wonder that it poses

> menace to the security

> and integrity of the soul, running a handicap race

> with formidable

> and at times insurmountable hurdles in the way. We

> have, therefore,

> to subdue this inveterate foe before we can smoothly

> tread the

> spiritual path. To subdue the mind by force is

> impracticable. It has

> to be won over steadily by persuasion and by giving

> it some foretaste

> of the real happiness which a Master-Saint alone can

> do.

>

>  Baba Said....

>

> "Seeing Baba's picture earnestly is equivalent to

> seeing Him in

> person".

>

> Baba is every where just feel him and keep on saying

> `Om Sai Ram' to

> whom so ever you meet.

>

> OM SAI SRI SAI JAI JAI SAI!!! Let us pray at the

> lotus feet of

> Bhagwan Baba who is the incarnation of all gods and

> protector of all,

> to show mercy on us, and increase our devotion

> towards him

>

> Jai Sai Ram

> Swamy Mahadevan

> Bow to Shri Sai-Peace be to all

> Baba Bless you ever!!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

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