3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

A?' 'THE RIERCY OF THE MINI> AND SENSES 7flux and is constantlv changing in form and color.' Thatwhich we belie\,e is ~iving us satisfaction is not true; it isrnerelv that our attcntion is there and the enjoymentcomes from that, so happiness is not in the thing but inourselves. How can pure consciousness (the soul), getany happiness out of matter?"At the Mercy of the Mind and SensesTHE LORD is not separate from us and we are not separatefrom Him, but, because of extroversion at theplane of senses, we have lost our identity. What is requiredis that we should disengage our attention fromworldlv pursuits and 'tap inside' as Emerson calls it. Thisis the act of reccdinq back. This does not mean that weshould supress om senses, but they should be channelizedin such a way so as to assist the spirit on the physicalplane as well as on the inner."'Mind in its present state is burdened with a huge karmicload of past lives. It is enthralled by the outgoing facultiesof senses and is thus driven helplessly into the mireof sense-gratification. The alphabet of spiritual progresscommences with the control of mind. It is said that, unlessmind is stilled, we cannot have experience of Selfrealization.The human body is just like a chariot whereinsoul is the rider, mind is the driver, intellect is the reins,and senses are the powerful steeds running amuck in themire of sensuous gratification. It is for this reason that forhaving a retrace of the facts, the senses are to be disciplined,intellect stilled, and mind controlled so that the