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Befriending the Mind-Understanding the Mind- Its Role- Its own Character
Horse Riding,Archery
&Meditatio
nIn
Krishna Consciou
sness
The Big Picture (sādhana: leading straight to a goal , guiding well)
“And whoever, at the time of death, quits his body,
remembering Me alone, at once attains My nature. Of
this there is no doubt.”
The Target: Complete Meditation at the Time of Death
The Bhagavad Gita
8.5anta-kale ca mam eva
smaran muktva kalevaram yah prayati sa mad-bhavam
yati nasty atra samsayah
“Whatever state of being one remembers when he
quits his body, that state he will attain without fail.
Missing the mark: Transmigration of the Soul
The Bhagavad Gita
8.6yam yam vapi smaran bhavam
tyajaty ante kalevaram tam tam evaiti kaunteya sada tad-bhava-bhavitah
“For him who has conquered the mind, the
mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his very mind will
be the greatest enemy.”
The Means of Support: Befriending the Mind
The Bhagavad Gita
6.6bandhur atmatmanas tasya
yenatmaivatmana jitah anatmanas tu satrutve vartetatmaiva satru-vat
Intoxicated
Or
Untrained
Animal
Live life in
“Rodeo Consciousness”
Mind is like a Horse
Sober,
Trained
Mind
Greater maturity,
more focus
in life.
To this, add Transcendental
Knowledge.
Mind is like a Horse
“In this world, there is nothing so sublime and pure as transcendental
knowledge. Such knowledge is the mature fruit of all mysticism… ”
Transcendental Knowledge
The Bhagavad Gita
4.38
Basics of Vedic psychology
Buddhi (Higher Mind / Intelligence)
Decide, judge, and make cognitive discriminations and differentiations.Gateway to Inner Wisdom.
Citta (Deep subconsious Memory)
Stores latent impressions and experiences.Produces random thought patterns when idle.
Manas (Lower Mind)
Interface between external sense perception and Intelligence.Questioning and doubting nature – becomes dangerous when the Intelligence is Clouded
The “Internal Factory” (antah-karana)
CONDITIONED SOUL: Ourselves
FULCRUM: Mind
SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTION: from the Great Teachers
Mind as an instrument of acquiring Transcendental Knowledge
Mind
Soul in a covered condition
Fixed in Firm Faith & Determination
Mind as an instrument of acquiring Transcendental Knowledge
Mind
Soul in a covered condition
Fixed in Firm Faith & Determination
Hearing Spiritual Instructions
Mind as an instrument of acquiring Transcendental Knowledge
Mind
Elevated Consciousness
Spiritual Instructions
Fixed in Firm Faith & Determination
Mind as an instrument of acquiring Transcendental Knowledge
The Power of Love
The Object of Meditation
-Personal or Impersonal?
God appears, and God is LightTo those poor souls who dwell in Night,But does a Human Form displayTo those who dwell in realms of Day.
- William Blake
To be in this World, but not of this World.
Home is where the Heart is.
The Maha-Mantra
Haré Krishna Haré
Krishna
Krishna Krishna Haré
Haré
Haré Rāma Haré Rāma
Rāma Rāma Haré Haré
Harā = Divine Energy
Krishna = All-attractive
Rāma = Ocean of Bliss