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tubers are to be seen and known. You are separate and the
tubers of your mind are separate. The fact that your mind is
separate from you is very evident because when you want to
fall asleep the mind will start all kinds of pranks and will not let
you sleep. You may have all the comforts for sleeping and yet
it will not let you sleep.
Foreigners come to India in search of peace of mind, but
is it that easy to find? The Jains too go for darshan of Shantinath
Bhagwan for shanti (peace) but Bhagwan says that while you
are doing my darshan, you are also doing darshan of your shoes
and your business. So how will you acquire peace?
Evil Effects Of Mind
In this age there is no harmony between a person’s mind,
speech and actions. For example, Chandu and his friend go
shopping. Chandu’s mind (what he thinks), speech and actions
are all different. In his mind he feels he wants to pay less money
for his purchases but he claims and his behaviour indicates that
he want to buy at a fair price. Whereas his friend maintains in
his mind, speech and behaviour that he will buy things at a fair
price. Chandu’s friend will attain a world of a higher life form,
whereas Chandu is destined for a world of a lower life form.
Why did he keep the mind separate from his speech and acts?
This is the very evil effect of the mind, which binds him. This
discord between the mind, speech and behaviour does not
escape God. This age of kaliyug means evil effects and these
evil effects are inherent when one is born, some to a lesser and
some to a higher degree
The Nature Of The Mind
What is the nature of the mind? If you show your mind
someone who is unhappier than you, then it will be happy and
will make you feel that you have more happiness. If you are
living in a two-room apartment, your mind may become restless