MIND : ITS MYSTERIES AND CONTROL :3. ( e ).

Chapter 3 -MIND, PRANA AND KUNDALINI :



( e ). THE SUPERIORITY OF PRANA OVER MIND :


The sight is more internal than speech as the sight generally informs without contradiction.

Similarly, the hearing than the sight, as the eye may convey false impressions, e.g., the mother of pearl as silver, but the ear never hears a non-existing sound.

Similarly, the ear only exercises its functions with the aid of the mind’s attention and, similarly, the mind depends on the Prana or life.

Prana is, therefore, Brahmam, the Innermost of all.




“Forsooth, mind departed from the body.

It returned after a year’s absence and enquired of  the organs :

‘How did you survive my separation?’

‘In the same way’, replied the organs, ‘in which an infant not possessing the power of reflection breathes through the agency of his respiratory organs, speaks through the organ of speech, sees by his eyes, hears by his ears.’

Mind resumed its place.

Then did mind say unto Prana,

‘The quality of containing all,

which belonged to me, is due to thee.’

The function of mind belongs to Prana; from Prana or life proceed all.”

(Chhandogya Upanishad, V-xiv-15).

This parable illustrates the superiority of life (Prana) over mind and other organs.

In reality, there was no dispute of any kind.


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Swami Sivananda

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