Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 36. Senses and intellect Man is an amalgam of body, mind and spirit. The senses of perception and action, which form the components of the body, are busy contacting the objective world. The mind examines, experiences and judges. It decides after discrimination, which word or deed will be beneficial. It attempts to separate the good from the bad, the Punya (virtuous deed) from the Paapa (sinful action), the true from the false, and the permanent from the momentary. The Spirit or the Atma is the unaffected basis. Its quality is Sath (being) but it is ever aware, ever Chith (consciousness). And when the consciousness is pure and unchanging, that state is Ananda (divine bliss). The wickedness of no man is incorrigible. By conscious effort, habits can be changed and character refined. By selfless service, renunciation, devotion and prayer, the old habits which bind man to earth can be discarded and new habits which take us along the Divine path can be instilled into our lives. The inner voice is another name for the Buddhi (intellect). Man is guided by this inner voice in the conduct of his life. Whenever problems arise, he awaits the directives of the inner voice. If satisfactory answers are not forthcoming from his inner voice, he will have no satisfaction in life. In other words, one¢s satisfaction with the external world is a function of one¢s satisfaction with one¢s inner world, represented by the inner voice. Sometimes you hear people saying, "My conscience is not satisfied, or my conscience does not approve of this". Here, conscience refers to this inner voice. Only when you follow the dictates of your conscience can you reach the right destination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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