3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

STILLING THE MIND'69happiness born of inner peace in the soul. If the mindis provided with the appetency to relish something sublime,and gets an opportunity of doing so, it knows thevalue of real happiness, with the result that the sensepleasures lose all their charm, and thereafter seem insipidand valueless.221All dedicated work is worship. Great is man and Providencehas blessed everyone with untold energy andstrength which if properly harnessed can bring in desiredresults. Just learn to do one thing at a time andthat too with single-minded attention and devotion. Ordinarilythe suns rays do not burn, but when the sameare passed through a convex lens, these become so powerfulthat they burn anything placed in their range. Similaris the case with concentrated attention whichwill enable you to progress in every sphere of your lifeincluding meditation. Please be rest assured my love andblessings are always with you in all noble undertakingsand enterprises.In proportion to the loosening of the union of mindwith matter, the union of mind with soul strengthens.Carefully, therefore, examine the tendencies of the mindand study its weaknesses, and try to overcome them. Solong as there is dirt in the mind it cannot stay within. Itsattachments draw it out. Whichever pan of the balanceis loaded, that pan goes downwards. Mind is our enemyand like an enemy its movements should be watched.The whole world-man, animal, bird, or insect--dancesto the tune of the mind. Every creature is being tossedup and down by it. The only place when mind dances