To the one who abides in himself, neither desires give him great joy nor the lack gives him great sorrow
Nature of the Mind
🌸 It takes skill to remove a delicate piece of silk cloth from the thorny bush. Same is the case with our mind. Mind either likes something or dislikes something. It cannot exist without the swing.
🌸 A golden point that lifts the mind out of blame’s and dislikes is wonder (where there is no concepts) . Very easily, the mind slips from wonder to concepts.
🌸for a more conscious person, his own mind becomes a problem. Even the smallest faults in him start bothering him.
🌸 *Points to wonder about * - *Sex, mindless, desires and fear *
🌸Sex is the oldest basic impression in the body. When sex is mature and down with emotions and at mental level, it is not focused on genital organs. That is the union of the soul. Unconscious mind results in lowest form of sex (focused on body only).
🌸 Ashtavakra says - how can an enlightened person have a feeling of mind? How can a personal feeling bother the feeling of universalness?
🌸many sadhaks do it - when you love someone dearly, you fight it and try to destroy the feeling. When a conscious person realises he is attached to something or someone, it pains more. By questioning, you trouble the mind. Either you can ponder ‘why’ or you can wonder in amusement.
🌸mind is not for used or clear when a desire is burning inside.
🌸 To the one who abides in himself, neither desires give him great joy nor the lack gives him great sorrow. Behind your anger are your desires. Either you hang on to the desires or to the anger.
🌸The brave one remains un-agitated in the midst of everything.