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the passing of time – he is the one who has acquired the
thoughtless state in the Lord’s language.’
Many foolish men renounce everything; their home, wife
and children and wearing only a loincloth go off to conquer the
mind. They run away from people and go off to the forest to
look at the animals and the trees. But they don’t realize that the
mind they take with them will continue to behave the same. In
the forest, these men will keep a cow or a goat, grow plants,
and build a hut. The nature of the mind is such that it will create
a worldly life wherever it goes. It will create a worldly life even
in the Himalayas. Now how can you control such a mind?
Control of the mind is the greatest paradox. It is impossible to
control the nature of the mind. But there are certain yogis who
have brought with them such tubers from their past life that
makes them feel that their mind is under their control. But they
will realize it is not so once their mind starts to oppose them.
Those who practice yoga too will realize that their mind is not
under their control when someone tries to provoke them. They
practice yoga because of their tubers. Practicing yoga is in
one’s prakruti and yet one believes that he or she is the one
doing it. They believe that they have conquered their mind!
The mind surrenders to Gnan. The Gnani is able to dissolve
the tubers through Gnan thereby attaining a state free of tubers
(nirgranth).
Your mind is the image of your nobility. Understand the
mind and its nature completely.
What is a Khashtriya’s mind like? It is very generous and
noble. If he is in a temple, he will donate whatever money he
has in his pocket, he will not hesitate or stop to think about how
much he is giving. The mind of a person with Vanik intellect is
very narrow. Patidars, Patels are called Kashatriyas. They have
a very generous mind but they do not have the wisdom and the