3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

I5OMEDITATIONthe body and bodily relations. The entire world is a playof karmic impressions stored in the mind by the peopleof the world. This is why the world is termed as manomai shrishti or creation of the mind.175 The mind by itselfis not conscious. It is the consciousness of the soulthat the mind reflects.17' Anyone whose soul is under themind's influence and control becomes an image of themind, for he forgets his true self. We call this ego or I-hood for one thinks "I am e~erything."'~~ God plus mindis man and man minus mind is God.17*IntellectWhat are the attributes of mind?MIND HAS four facets or attributes: to wit, (I) Chzt :It may be likened to a lake in which countlessstreams oi impressions are imperceptibly pouring in allthe time. (2) Manas: It is the thinking faculty of themind which cogitates over such impressions as rise on tothe surface of the lake in the form of ripples and wavesjust as the breeze of consciousness blows over the watersof the chit-lake and sets in motion an endless chain ofthoughts one after the other. (3) Budhi or intellect : Itis the faculty of reason, ratiocination, discrimination andfinally decision, after considering the pros and cons aspresented by the manas, It is the grand arbiter that triesto solve the problems of life which come before it.(4) Ahankar or ego: It is the self-assertive faculty ofthe mind for it likes to assume credit for all the acts done,and thus prepares a rich harvest of karmas that keep