3 Powerful Ideas from Vedanta for Mind Control - Pravrajika Divyanandaprana
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- An individual’s happiness or misery depends not so much on his material possessions or mastery over external nature as on the way his mind responds to life’s challanges.Our physical, intellectual, aesthetic, moral and spiritual development depends on a proper understanding and cultivation of the mind.
The Bhagavadgita On The Mind And Its Control
✅ The Mind is Fickle
The Bhagavadgita puts a great emphasis on the control of the mind. The mind is likened to the sixth sense, and described as fickle and unstable by nature. As an aspect of Nature, the human mind personifies the phenomenal world, its impermanance and instability.
In Chapter VI, Verse 34 Arjuna compares the mind to wind and says:
"The mind is very fickle indeed O Krishna, turbulent, strong and obstinate. I think it is as impossible to control the mind as the wind."
And in the next verse, Lord Krishna concurs:
" Undoubtedly, O Mighty Armed, it is very difficult to control the ever moving mind. However, O son of Kunti, through sincere practice and dispassionate detachment (vairagya), it can be achieved."
✅ The Mind Needs to be Stabilized
According to the Bhagavadgita, self-realization is not possible without achieving stability of the mind or the state of "sthithaprajna". Stability of mind means to remain the same in all circumstances and under all conditions. The following verses give us an idea of what stability of mind is:
"When a person gives up all the desires in his thoughtful state and when his inner self is satisfied within itself, at that time he is said to be a 'sthithaprajna' ( a master in the stability of mind)
"Undisturbed amidst three fold miseries, immobile in happiness, free from attraction, fear and anger, is called a sage of stable mind.
"Who is everywhere without affection, who does not praise or loathe auspicious or inauspicious events, his mind is stabilized."
In chapter V, we come across this verse:
"The knower of Brahman, stable of mind, established in the Supreme Brahman, shows no sign of rejoice when he achieves the objects of his desire nor agitation when unpleasant things happen to him.
"Unattached to external sense objects, immersed in himself, he remains blissful. Establishing his self in Brahman, such a Brahma yogi enjoys unlimited happiness."
What is equanimity of the mind is described again in Chapter VI:
"He who has controlled his self (mind), certainly self is his best relation, but for him the self is his enemy who has not controlled his self.
"He who has conquered his self is in the company of the Supreme. In cold or heat, happiness or sorrow, respect or disrespect, he is always serene.
"He who is contended with knowledge and wisdom, who is stable and master of his senses and who treats equally gold or pebbles or a piece of stone , such a self-realized soul is fit to be called a Yogi.
"He is superior who maintains the same attitude towards his well wishers, friends, enemies, non-aligned, arbitrators, haters, relations, saints and sinners.
✅ Yoga techniques to stabilize the mind
In the following verses the concept is reemphasized and further elaborated, (Chapter VI, Verses 10-19):
"Let the yogi constantly keep his mind concentrated in his self, sitting alone in a secluded place, self-controlled, desireless and without any sense of possessiveness.
"In a clean place placing his firm seat, neither too low nor too high, covered with soft cloth, deer skin and kusa grass.
"There upon, sitting on that seat, with single pointed concentration, keeping his mind, senses and activities under firm control, he should practice yoga for self-purification.
"Holding the body, the neck and the head equally firm ( straight) and fixed, concentrating his gaze on the tip of his nose and not distracting himself
"With peaceful mind, fearless, practicing brahmacharya (vows of celibacy), mind subdued and established in Me, the Yogi should sit and make Me his ultimate goal.
"Practicing thus, ever established in the Self, with ordained mind the Yogi attains the highest peace and nirvana in My world.
"Yoga is neither for the voracious eater nor for the poor eater. It is neither for the excessive sleeper or for the excessive sleepless.
"A lamp in a windless place is the metaphor that can be used to describe a Yogi whose mind is under control and who is united with his inner Self.
✅ Concentrating the Mind on God is the Solution
In the following verses (Chapter XI, 7 & 8) Lord Krishna gives the following assurance to his devotees.
"I rescue them, O Partha, whose minds are set upon Me from the ocean of mortal samsara (worldly life).
"Upon Me fix your mind, in Me operate your intelligence and thereafter without doubt you shall live in Me only.
In Chapter 17, Verse 16, we come across the definition of austerity of mind,"
"Mental satisfaction, gentleness, silence, self-control, purification of thoughts, this is called the austerity of mind."
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I wish someday every Indian youth will stand up and talk about technology and deep Indian philosophy at the same time .
I wish one day we would be able to tell whole world we are all Sanatani and we have same identitity .
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Jai Ma Gaytri ,give us the intellect and light
Vedic period has developed Vedic math, yoga sutras, meditation techniques and love and live in harmony with five elements of matter. Mankind have difficult time understanding impact of these ancient concepts as materialism and pleasures associated with power, money and dominance give us short term happiness.
Yes
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Mother I am from Bangladesh. I am a seeker. I want to know everything but I cannot ask because I have just learned from vedanta muktir bani, rajyoga, karmayoga, but master can teach me very well. Mam, can you make a class on rajyoga, karmayoga
Beautiful. When the clouds created by the mind clear, the light shines through. You are that light, not the passing, fleeting clouds.
Complex subject explained so simply
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You are doing the most profound job....! Thank you for sharing this wisdom in layman's term...! Namaskaram..!
Fantastic! I always tell people 'As much as you wore those clothes because you knew what you where doing today, so you wore that body!' and that 'Your body is the manifestation of your energy'. What you covered in this video closes the circle for me, its funimental and quite wonderful, total release!
Further; If every time we said 'I wish I could go back 10 years' we actually did then you would probably have exactly the same thougthts and end up exactly where you are right now. Everything is perfect.
salutations respected swamin.
Always learning from the sweetness of your presence . Jai Mataji 🙏🏼
Always conveying spiritual knowledge in such simple way. Humble Pranams - Dr Anil Suchak
Jay Swamiji Maa,We are on the path shown by you.Definitely aim stated by Swami Vivekakananda is being fulfilled by us with great Courage as we are so much curious to follow this.🌈🌹
What insight
To this complex subject
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Guru is the via medium to knowledge of God
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Thank you for great lecture
Christianity offers NONE of this. It teaches that you ARE lacking and you need god to fix that. That is a crippling way to live.
Repeated enlightenment to this hidden truth can make anyone understand about the magic of awareness....
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Excellent lesson as always!! Thank you very much.
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You are not only the witness, but the experiencer of this body and mind. Therefore you experience pain, mental anxiousness! body and mind does effect you, for ordinary people
Yes. So also experiencer of dream world.
Similar to Buddhism,
Except no self, no atman
Ma'am i have watched many of your life changing videos. They really inspiring
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The concept of our own awareness is so beautifully explained with so simplicity by Divine mother.
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To get success start meditation satsang laughing dancing singing walking fasting and music are best medicine's of the world.
Truly said especially fasting makes us having bright enlightened mind and disease free life.
Guru maa we are blessed Thank you so much 🙏
Never thought about in this way that I'm not thoughts or body but a pure soul.
Thanks a lot for such a simple explanation.
As shiva is known as the idol soul of peace and in the other hand if some extent of anger comes in mind of lord shiva nothing remain comstant. I want to know the tiny reason behind the sequence that is happing to the mind..
Wonderful message,but these are all only news to those who are merely watching it. I want the people to experience it in their life . Thank you madam.
I am in a search of something ,which could last forever but I am unable to get that but after the reach of internet and personality like you and others I am able to get some of the answer to my question.Thanks.
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Very nicely explained the concept of Vedanta. Simple and complete. Really educative and enlightening. AV Manohar, Muscat
Thanks for the video...
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Thank you very much Matha Ji for elucidating this fundamental lesson for our life. Our core purpose in life is to use these instruments body and mind to realise the presence of everlasting universal consciousness within each one of us.
"EXISTENCE BLISS ABSOLUTE CONSCIOUSNESS AM I"....IAM THAT...IAM THAT...!. "AS WITH IN SO WITHOUT". "AS IN HEAVEN SO ON EARTH"...AS YOU SOW SO SHALL YOU REAP......THANK YOU FOR YOUR DIVINE WONDERFUL SPEECH.......
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Public comment. Thanks you so much. Mataji for sharing your knowledge 🙏. Serving humanity and the purpose of life. Pure and Devine taught. Think about the power of the mind. Self realization and control is vital over the senses and actions base on how you procieve life journey begins with you devotees.
please define " अहंकार ".. philosophy of it.. how it useful.. if it's not useful then why God made it..
Bedanta is very powerful idea which is the gift of Universe Maharishi Viswamitra was initially a very powerful king Later on become Brahmarishi through regorous self control of realising through Gayatrimantra which is the old great origine from Bedanta
Thanks a lot Mother .. u made vedanta of who am I understand in a very simple way
An Enlightened Mother 😍😍
Wonderful, impeccable, lucid narration. Thank u.
So profound message, very much appreciated, thank you so much for shining the light
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Thanks thanks thanks.
"Dehatmabhimana"!! To think that one's own body is the atman is the mistake one makes. The first step is to realize that the atman and the body are separate!!
Actually...I'm not my body or I'm not ma mind..I'm the witness ,I'm the awareness (consciousness).
But...how could we be unaware of our body n mind.?
See..if we are ill..either mentally or physically..we get affected.
Can anyone tell me how to get unaffected in such a situation..?
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional (i.e). You are aware, it pains but it should not get into mind
A grain of sand from mu mother feet is the only prayer of this nondescript I will smear it on my forehead and will get immense peace'throughout my life
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When I use I every day every minute thousand time day it get ingrind in my mind then how I get rid of this I( ego) ?
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You are awareness functioning though complex of body and mind ..🙏
Goddess d
She is thanks alot for changing my life's in to good way god bless you
Simple ad easily explained what awareness. Thank you didiji.
Where can we watch the lecture in its entirety? Can you please provide us with a link to that video? Thanks!
Some time the slides given is not prominent as it expected and slide is
not holding so that one can read properly or note down subject as
drsctibed in the discussion.
A grain of sand from my mother feet is only the of mine I will be blessed enough smearing on my forehead
Dream ,deep sleep and Jagarti state of BODY MIND all states have same I sense - Awarer-
If iam pure consciousness then how my mind controls over me? Or preside over me?
Wonderful
Just flattered by first 2 question. Masterpiece
why 15 dislikes? what's wrong in that vidoe? .i dont understand these people. who asked you watch this video. Nonsense!!
Don't worry, we where all them once.
Thank you so much. Pranaam.
Mataji can you please teach me how to forgive??
Today's world anywhere and everywhere youngsters males and females are moving faster and falling faster without mission vision and actions in life.
Thank you Maata ji🙏🙏
suggest vedanta book please.
Excellent guru ji,sader pranam
Wah kya dhamdaar speech Hain ek bar nahi bar bar suno and totally body's ko recharge Karo and be healthier wealthier happier and updated in life.
Is Atman and consciousness are same. Because it is said that atman is free from everything. But consciousness is not free. And if we are because of consciousness, then where is atman.
Mind,intellect,memory,false ego, are sense of consciousness but soul is awareness far beyond those tiny consciousness.... Only can attain through meditation 😇
Is Atman and consciousness are same. Because it is said that atman is free from everything. But consciousness is not free. And if we are because of consciousness, then where is atman.
Both are same.
❤️🙏🏼❤️Pranaam Ma. Very true 🕉️🌚🐳
Universal laws are very simple, straightforward and same for everyone, it's just that us human beings have this habit of making everything complicated!
Although I know that I am the atman functioning through the body mind complex why is that I still suffer? How do you end suffering?
Impossible DREAMS KO POSSIBLE KARO.
Hindi speech sunte pari ki? Bhalo hoto
Life is short enjoy Karo but suicides or damages mat Karo.
Thank u for giving such knowledge
IT IS RIGHT. I AM THE ATMAN EXPRESSING MYSELF THROUGH BODY MIND COMPLEX. YES I AM THE PURE AWARENESS BUT HOW DID I GET INVOLVED WITH BODY MIND COMPLEX? How did become impure?
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Teacher... Please smile more often🙂🙏
Live and die in music spiritual and meditation only till death.
Good looking Speaking videography editing and presentation.
Listen lot of videos of spirituality & motivation...but the way Prvarajikaji explains the small parts of mind, atman & awareness it really awakes me..thanks so much...
Namasthe Swamin and thank you for all your blessed words that meant to look back and change the way we think about our purposeful life...,🙏...i want to subscribe daily messages which can change my life line..
Is the purpose of meditation to be able to separate the mind body and the "I" at will?
Also in " A paper on Hinduism" it is written " We have discovered the secret by which the very depths of the ocean of memory can be stirred up...try it and you would get a complete reminiscence of your past life."
What is this method?
Enlightened people say present is everything. Be in the present
Don't think about the past or future.
But it is very difficult to be in present
Can you teach us some techniques
to be aware
Thank you swamini Amma
For your very beautiful, simple words to explain complex subject 🙏
God bless you