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Indian Spirituality => Philosophy & Spirituality => Topic started by: SS91 on August 17, 2005, 03:15:55 PM
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MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES AND SUPER SAINT -MIND-HINDRANCE IN SELF REALISATION
If you say ‘there is nothing outside’ why do you run after food
and water when you are hungry and thirsty If everything is within,
you should get satisfaction from hunger and thirst from within
only.
But it is not the case.
There is something outside, call it a Vivarta (appearance) of
Brahman, Vilasa of Maya, Chamatkara of Avidya, Perinama of Vishnu,
electrical waves of scientists, combination of Anus of Kanada or
Tattva Vilasa. It does not matter much.
The thinking principle includes Manas (mind), Buddhi (intellect),
Chitta (Subconscious-mind) and Ahankara (Egoism or self-asserting
principle).
The mind assumes the three other forms, Buddhi, Chitta and Ahankara
according to the different functions it performs (Vrittibheda).
Manas is a Sankalpa-Vikalpatmaka (willing and doubting).
“It thinks whether to go to a place or not, whether to do this or
not, and whether this is good or bad”.
The mind is of a doubting nature.
Buddhi or intellect is Nischayatmaka (certitude) or
Adhyavasyatmaka.
It is the determining faculty.
It is that light of Buddhi that determines one way or the other.
Chitta does the function of Anusandhana (enquiry) and
Dharma (Concentration).
The function of memory also belongs to Chitta.
According to Yoga philosophy, Chitta is the mind-stuff or the mental
substance, and the mind, intellect, and egoism are various processes
in the mind-stuff.
Ahankara is the self-arrogating principle.
It does the function of Abhimana (egoism).
It creates ‘Mamata’ (mineness).
This is root cause of all human sufferings.
All Vrittis hang upon this one “Aham Vritti”,
‘I’ thought.
It is the root cause of human ignorance.
It should be distinctly borne in mind that the thinking principal,
mind,is not the Atman who is the fountain-source of all
consciousness or knowledge.
Just as a mirror borrows its light from the Sun, so also the
mind borrows its light from the Atman, the Supreme Being.
‘Vritti’ means literally a ‘whirlpool’.
It is a thought wave in the Lake of Chitta.
Chitta is the mind-stuff or mental substance.
It takes various forms.
These forms constitute Vrittis.
It gets transformed or modified (Parinama).
These transformations and modifications are the thought-waves.
Whirlpools of Vritti of an orange is formed in the lake of Chitta.
This will subside and another Vritti will be formed when it
thinks of milk (milk-Vritta) countless Vrittis are rising and
subsiding in the ocean of Chitta.
These Vritties cause restlessness of mind.
Why do Vritties arise from Chitta Because of Sanskaras
(Latent impressions) and Vasanas (subtle desires).
If you annihilate all desires, all Vritties will subside by
themselves.
When a Vritti subsides it leaves a definite impression in the
subconscious mind.
It is known as Samskara or latent impression.
The sum total of all Samskaras is known as “Karmasaya” or receptacle
of works.
This is Sanchita Karma or accumulated work.
When a man leaves the physical body, he carries with him his astral
body of 17 Tattvas (five senses, five organs of action, five
vitalairs, mind and intellect) and the Karmasaya as well to the
mental plane.
This Karmasaya is burnt by highest knowledge obtained through
Asamprajnata Samadhi (Absolute Super conscious state).
(This book can be read from www.saileelas.org/books).
subhasrini
OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI!!!
Let us pray at the feet of Sai Baba who is the incarnation of all gods and protector of all, to show mercy on us, and increase our devotion towards him.