Mind--Its Mysteries and Control - The Divine Life Society
Mind--Its Mysteries and Control - The Divine Life Society
Mind--Its Mysteries and Control - The Divine Life Society
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MIND—ITS MYSTERIES AND CONTROL<br />
<strong>The</strong> Svarupa of mind is thought only. <strong>Mind</strong> is Sankalpa-Vikalpatmaka. It is<br />
Vyakaranatmaka when it forwards the decisions of Buddhi, the messages from Buddhi, to the<br />
organs of action for execution. <strong>Mind</strong> selects, attends <strong>and</strong> rejects.<br />
FUNCTIONS OF MIND<br />
Sensation, thought <strong>and</strong> volition are the threefold functions of the mind. Cognition, desire,<br />
volition are the three mental processes.<br />
<strong>Mind</strong> has three states, viz., active, passive <strong>and</strong> neutral. <strong>Mind</strong> always wants variety <strong>and</strong> new<br />
sensations. It is disgusted with monotony.<br />
Law of Association, Law of Continuity <strong>and</strong> Law of Relativity are the three principal laws of<br />
the mind.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se are the characteristics of the mind, viz., change (Parinama), activity (Cheshta),<br />
suppression (Nirodha), ideation in action (Sakti), physical life (Jivana), characterisation (Dharma).<br />
Thinking, planning, feeling, knowing are the various activities that are going on in the mind.<br />
Sometimes you plan. Sometimes you feel. Sometimes you try to know. Sometimes you think<br />
seriously. Sometimes you will (volition). Volition brings all the mental faculties into play. You<br />
must be able to know by introspection what exactly is going on at different times in the mind.<br />
ASPECTS OF MIND<br />
Conscious mind or objective mind, subconscious mind or subjective mind (Chitta) <strong>and</strong><br />
superconscious mind are three aspects of the mind. You see, hear <strong>and</strong> read with the objective mind.<br />
Sensational mind, rational mind <strong>and</strong> intuitive mind are three aspects of mind according to<br />
another classification of Western philosophers.<br />
Heart is the seat of four Tattvas—Prana, <strong>Mind</strong>, Ahankara <strong>and</strong> Atman. According to<br />
Vedanta, the seat of mind is the heart. Ajna Chakra, which consists of two lotuses <strong>and</strong> which is<br />
tentatively situated in the space between the two eyebrows, is the seat of mind according to the<br />
Hatha Yoga School.<br />
SEAT OF MIND<br />
<strong>Mind</strong> has various faculties <strong>and</strong> centres <strong>and</strong> operates through corresponding physical centres<br />
in the brain. <strong>Mind</strong>, Buddhi <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ing are in the Linga Sarira; but they operate through<br />
corresponding centres in the physical brain. <strong>The</strong> brain is not mind as the Westerners think. <strong>Mind</strong> has<br />
its seat in the physical brain. It gains experiences of this physical universe through the vibrations of<br />
the brain.<br />
A king, though he has complete sway over his whole territory, though the whole kingdom<br />
belongs to him, has got special places for his residence. He has got a splendid palace in the capital<br />
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