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life and discharging in the present life, does the action.
The mind( mun), the intellect( buddhi), the organ that sees what it knows( chit) and the ego( ahamkar) are components of the antahkaran i. e. the inner instrument of activity. The mind produces thoughts. While sitting here, whatever wanders outside is the chit. The mind shows‘ pamphlets’ i. e. an idea, the buddhi makes decisions and the ego endorses that decision. Whatever is in the antahkaran( internal activity), is what manifests in bahyakaran( external activity). There is no one that inspires anything. Whatever subatomic particles( parmanus) one has brought forth from the past life will make an imprint of thoughts, and the very same particles come to give the effect. If one was indeed‘ doing’ the thinking, then he would have only good thoughts, but in reality, only the parmanus that have come together are the ones that are dissipating. Thoughts are dependant on circumstances. Therefore think, at the time of‘ supporting’ the thoughts as they arise. Support the good thoughts that are beneficial and reject;‘ do not support’ the ones that are bad and not beneficial. If you support the negative thoughts, they will take hold within. If a suspicious looking person enters your office, do you have to be civil to him and ask,“ Who are you Sir? What do you do for a living?” You just have to show him the door; you simply cannot let him have a seat.
If you visit someone who is paralyzed, the mind will start to think,‘ what if I become paralyzed?’ That is negative thinking. You should not support such thoughts. You should not let anyone enter‘ Your’ private room. It is dangerous to let anyone in; it is the cause of the worldly life. You should tell these endless types of thoughts to‘ Get out!’ They will all stop when you use Dada’ s name. Even when the robbers and outlaws make threats, does the night not pass? It is temporary; the night will pass. You have infinite energy within you.
What is the nature of the mind? It is awkward and