MIND AND ITS CONTROL

SWAMI BUDHANANDA

PRESENTATION BY SRINIVASA RAO BHAVARAJU

WHAT IS MIND CONTROL?

ABILITY TO CONCENTRATE AT OUR WILL AND ABILITY OF GETTING DETACHED AT OUR WILL

TO BE FREE FROM INVOLUNTARY AND COMPULSIVE THINKING.

STIMULAS RESPONSE

RESPONSIBILTY: ABILITY TO CHOOSE THE RESPONSE

-Stephen R. Covey

STIMULASResponse

1.Self Awareness 2.Imagination3.Conscience 4.Independent will

RESPONSIBILTY: ABILITY TO CHOOSE THE RESPONSE -Stephen R. Covey

FREEDOM TO CHOOSE

•NOT TO RESPOND*RESPOND PROMPTLY *DECIDE TIMING AND TYPE OF RESPONSE etc

WAYS OF CONTROLLING THE MIND WAYS OF CONTROLLING THE MIND ARE OPEN TO ARE OPEN TO ALLALL VIZ. VIZ.

• ATHEISTSATHEISTS•BELIEVERSBELIEVERS•AGNOSTICSAGNOSTICS

(BUT THE TRUE BELIEVER IN GOD IS AT AN ADVANTAGE)(BUT THE TRUE BELIEVER IN GOD IS AT AN ADVANTAGE)

MINDMIND CONTROL IS CONTROL IS

DIFFICULT DIFFICULT BUT BUT

POSSIBLEPOSSIBLE

-LORD KRISHNA

ROAD MAP FOR CONTROLLING THE MIND

I. DEVELOP A STRONG WILL TO CONTROL THE MIND.

II.UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF MIND

III. LEARN TECHNIQUES AND PRACTISE

WHY MIND CONTROL ?

* BETTER CONCENTRATION* BETTER CONCENTRATION

* PEACE OF MIND AND HAPPINESS

*INTEGRATION OF PERSONALITY

*IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF WORK LEADING TO SUCCESS

*COURAGE TO FACE DIFFICULTIES*GOOD MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH&

* EXCELLENT HUMAN RELATIONS AT HOME AND WORK PLACE

MIND CONTROL IS THE PERSONAL MIND CONTROL IS THE PERSONAL TASKTASK

- - - the entire work of controlling - - - the entire work of controlling the mind is to be done by the mind is to be done by ourselves. No one else can do it ourselves. No one else can do it for us.- - - it is a life’s work - - -no for us.- - - it is a life’s work - - -no price can be too great to pay.price can be too great to pay.

UNLESS PLEASURE IS RENOUNCED AS THE MOTIVE OF LIFE, WE CAN NEVER PERFECTLY CONTROL THE MIND

•PLEASURE IS NOT JOYPLEASURE IS NOT JOY•SEEK PLEASURE,BUT IN A WAY WHICH WILL SEEK PLEASURE,BUT IN A WAY WHICH WILL NOT SPOIL YOUR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL NOT SPOIL YOUR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH(FOR BEGINERS)HEALTH(FOR BEGINERS)

ATTITUDES FOR EASY MIND CONTROL

A. FRIENDLINESS TOWARDS THE HAPPY.B.COMPASSION TOWARDS THE UNHAPPY.C.DELIGHT IN THE GOOD.D.INDIFFERENCE TO THE EVIL.

- - - - PATANJALI

HABITS THAT MAKE MIND CONTROL EASY:

1. AVOID STRONG LIKES AND DIS-LIKES.2.DON’T LIVE AN IMMORAL LIFE3.AVOID VAIN CONTROVERSY AND UN-DUE INTEREST IN OTHERS’ AFFAIRS4. DON’T HAVE A FEELING OF GUILT.

COMPOSITION OF MIND

3 GUNAS(CONSTITUENTS): SATTVA, RAJAS, TAMAS3 LEVELS: SUBCONCIOUS, CONCIOUS AND SUPERCONCIOUS4 FUNCTIONS:MANAS, BUDDHI, AHAMKARA AND CHITTA.5.CONDITIONS:SCATTERING,DARKENING,GATHERING, ONE POINTED AND CONCENTRATED.

THE PURER THE MIND, THE EASIER TO THE PURER THE MIND, THE EASIER TO CONTROL.CONTROL.

•WHEN THE FOOD IS PURE THE MIND WHEN THE FOOD IS PURE THE MIND BECOMES PURE.BECOMES PURE.•ANY THING THAT IS TAKEN BY ANY THING THAT IS TAKEN BY SENSES IS FOOD.SENSES IS FOOD.•SATTVIKA FOOD LEADS TO SATTVIKA SATTVIKA FOOD LEADS TO SATTVIKA MIND WHICH LEADS TO SATTVIKA MIND WHICH LEADS TO SATTVIKA GUNAS.GUNAS.

SENSES,MIND AND BUDDHI.

TO U C H S IG H T S O U N D TA S TE S M E L L

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THE 5 FACTS OF LIFE TO BE REMEBERED BY THE 5 FACTS OF LIFE TO BE REMEBERED BY SADHAKAS FOR FAVORABLE INNER SADHAKAS FOR FAVORABLE INNER CLIMATE.CLIMATE.

1.Old age will come upon me and I cannot 1.Old age will come upon me and I cannot avoid itavoid it2.Disease can come upon me some day 2.Disease can come upon me some day and I cannot avoid itand I cannot avoid it3.Death will come upon me and I cannot 3.Death will come upon me and I cannot avoid it.avoid it.4.All things I hold dear are subject to 4.All things I hold dear are subject to change and separation.change and separation.5. I am the out come of my deeds, good or 5. I am the out come of my deeds, good or badbad--GAUTAM BUDDHA INGAUTAM BUDDHA IN ANGATTURA NIKAYA ANGATTURA NIKAYA

TWO SETS OF INNER DISCIPLINES

1.FOR PERMANENT BASIC OPERATION2.FOR MEETING EMERGENCIES.

time

disturbances

BASIC STEPS IN MIND CONTROL.

1. BRING PREPONDERANCE OF SATTVA OVER OTHER GUNAS BY INTAKE OF ONLY SATVIK FOOD THROUGH SENSES.* (*AND FINALLY TRANSCEND SATTVA ALSO)

2.MEDITATION (PREFERABLY ON GOD).

3.AVOID STRONG LIKES AND DISLIKES

I PEACEWANT

BASIC STEPS IN MIND CONTROL(contd).

4.HEALTHY OCCUPATION OF MIND.5. KEEPING HARMONIOUS HUMAN RELATIONS.6.PRANAYAMA-ONLY TO BE LEARNT DIRECTLY FROM A TEACHER7. CONSTANT DISCRIMINATION OF RIGHT AND WRONG

9. STOP IDENTIFYING YORSELF WITH MIND AND START WATCHING THE MIND.

SEEK HOLY COMPANY(SATSANG)

THE EASY WAY:

EMERGENCY CONTROL DEVICES

1. IMMEDIATELY RAISE A + VE CONTRARY WAVE( AKIN TO FIRE FIGHTING-PROPOUNDED BY PATANJALI)

2.RUN INTO THE ARMS OF THE FATHER*(ST.FRANCIS DE SALES-WESTERN MYSTIC)

...COME UNTO ME, ALL YE THAT LABOUR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN, AND I SHALL GIVE YOU REST-JESUS CHRISTSARVA DHARMAN PARITYAJJYA, MAMEKAM SARANAM VRAJAJA- LORD KRISHNA.

3. JAPAM,JAPAM,JAPAM[ *IN CASE OF NON BELIEVERS-GO OUT FOR A BRISK WALK AND CONCENTRATE ON

NATURE]

IMPORTANCE OF REPTETION OF OM IN MIND COTROL.

… WHY THERE SHOULD BE REPETETION? WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THE THEORY OF SAMSKARAS, THAT THE SUM TOTAL OF IMPRESSIONS LIVE LATENT IN THE MIND….AS SOON AS THEY GET THE RIGHT STIMULAS THEY COME OUT. SO THIS REPETETION OF OM AND THINKING OF ITS MEANING IS KEEPING GOOD COMPANY IN YOUR OWN MIND. STUDY AND THEN MEDITATE ON WHAT YOU HAVE STUDIED. THUS LIGHT WILL COME TO YOU.

CONTROL OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND

*SUB CONSCIOUS MIND IS NOTHING BUT STORED UP SAMSKARAS.

*GO ON POURING POSITIVE THOUGHTS INTO YOUR MIND, LIKE POURING CLEAN WATER INTO AN INK-POT FOR CLEANING IT.

BEWARE OF A TRICK OF THE MIND

[SABOTAGE OF THE EFFORTS OF THE CONSCIOUS MIND BY SUB-CONSCIOUS MIND BY THROWING A PICTURE OF FEARFUL FUTURE.]

-- - -IN THE HEART OF THIS MOMENT IS ETERNITY- - - -IF WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF

-MEISTER ECKHART,GERMAN MYSTIC

THIS MOMENT WE HAVETAKEN CARE OF THE ENTIRE FUTURE

SIMPLEST AND SUREST METHOD

Find joy in His name and repeat it

--RAMAKRISHNA PARAMA HAMSA AND HOLY MOTHER

to sum up ….A PURE( NIRMAL) AND STABLE (NISCHAL) MIND ENABLES TO SEE THINGS CLEARLY. THE INTAKE OF FOOD THROUGH VARIOUS SENSES DECIDES THE STATE OF MIND.AVOID STRONG LIKES AND DIS-LIKES.HOLY COMPANY GREATLY HELPS IN TRANSFORM-ING GUNA COMPOSITIONCONSTANT POURING OF POSITIVE THOUGHTS CLEANS THE SUBCONSCIOUS MINDLIVE IN THIS MOMENT.TAKE REFUGE IN HIM, HE WILL TAKE CARE.

THANK YOU

…..and wishing You all the Best