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that the steering wheel is in the hands of the driver and his job is to steer the car; only he drives the car. You can comprehend this obvious example of a car but how can you comprehend what is happening within? Here you cannot refrain from interfering and consequently confusion arises. There would be no confusion if you were to leave everything to the‘ driver’ even in matters within. you have brought the internal driver with you from the past life.
The realization of‘ I am pure Soul’ is elemental intellect( tattva buddhi). Once this realization occurs, the feeling of‘ I am the body’ will disappear. The intellect that was focused towards the body now focuses towards the Self. Elemental intellect means the right( samyak) intellect. When the right knowledge begins, real intellect is born. Wrong( vipreet) intellect always prevails in the absence of right knowledge.
Chit: The Third Component Of Antahkaran
Chit is the third component of the inner psychic organ. Its function is to wander and show images of things as they are. It can project scenes of places in America exactly the way they are, even while one is in India. The mind never leaves the body. It is the impure chit that leaves the body and wanders. Pure chit is the pure Soul( Shuddhatma).
Chit is Knowledge( Gnan) + Vision( darshan) Impure Chit is Impure knowledge + Impure vision Pure Chit is Pure Knowledge + Pure Vision
The mind shows a pamphlet and the chit shows a picture. These two do the work and the intellect makes the decision, the ego then endorses that decision and finally the action takes place. The chit visualizes a situation. Impure chit comprises of phases of impure knowledge and impure vision. Before the intellect renders a decision, there is a struggle between the mind