Guest guest Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Thus Spake The Lord There are three ways of calming the mercurial mind. (1) Regulated breathing (Praanaayaama). Inhale and exhale in a measured manner, watching its symmetry and balance; that will diminish the eagerness of the inner tongue to wander into conversation. Finally it will give up the tendency, for good. (2) Engage yourselves in loving service of the diseased and the distressed. Undertake to teach a few children who have no one to guide them. Let your thoughts and activities be selfless and sincere. The itch to communicate to the mind will be healed thereby. You will feel that one's energies are more fruitfully engaged in serving one's fellows than in talking and discussing with one's wavering mind. (3) The third method of avoiding this type of conversation is saadhana, spiritual exercise, some one or more of them, resorted to in earnest and with regularity. It can be the repetition of Name, recitation of mantras, chanting hymns or practice of yogic postures. The Gaayatri Mantra can well be resorted to for this purpose. It is certain to yield quick results. Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. XV, Chapter 42. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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