As we are not the BODY,
we are not THE BRAIN:
the lump of MATTER, which
is the sitting place of THE MIND:
the sixth sense, the head
of the FIVE SENSES.
The mind is intricately linked to the brain, just as the brain is linked to the rest of the body. The mind is also intricately linked to you, the self. The mind (and the intelligence) connect you to the brain and thus to the rest of the body. Brain action directly affects your mind—and conversely, mind action affects your brain. However, this doesn’t mean that your brain is your mind, or vice versa. --SIDDHA
"We must understand that the mind is also material, although subtle in nature. The mind is not us. It’s like a movie screen that is constantly bombarded with images and clips of our desires and past activities. We the spirit inside this body is the one viewing this non-stop movie show. To further elaborate that we are not our mind, we can actually change what we want to see in it. For example, if you’re studying for a quiz, your mind may wonder off to some guy or girl that you like, therefore you try to bring your mind back to your studies. Or one more example, if you stare at an object for a few minutes then you close your eyes, you can still see the same object in your mind. The fact that you can still see the object even without the use of your physical eyes proves that your mind is separate from you. You are the viewer of this movie screen called the mind. " --Hariram das Ochangco
"The individual is the passenger in the car of the material body, and intelligence is the driver. Mind is the driving instrument, and the senses are the horses. The self is thus the enjoyer or sufferer in the association of the mind and senses. So it is understood by great thinkers." Intelligence is supposed to direct the mind, but the mind is so strong and obstinate that it often overcomes even one's own intelligence, as an acute infection may surpass the efficacy of medicine. Such a strong mind is supposed to be controlled by the practice of yoga, but such practice is never practical for a worldly person like Arjuna. And what can we say of modern man? The simile used here is appropriate: one cannot capture the blowing wind. And it is even more difficult to capture the turbulent mind. The easiest way to control the mind, as suggested by Lord Caitanya, is chanting "Hare Kṛṣṇa," the great mantra for deliverance, in all humility. The method prescribed is sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-pādāravindayoḥ: one must engage one's mind fully in Kṛṣṇa. Only then will there remain no other engagements to agitate the mind." AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad
No comments:
Post a Comment