MIND : ITS MYSTERIES AND CONTROL : 7. 7

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Chapter-7. THE PSYCHIC STATES :

7.THE TWO KINDS OF MOODS AND THEIR EFFECTS :-

In Vedanta, there are only two kinds of moods, viz., Harsha (joy, exultation or exhilaration) and Soka (grief or depression).

In the mind, these two kinds of moods prevail. Now there is joy.

Five minutes later, there is depression.

These currents alternate.

They belong to the Shad-Urmis (six waves).

They are two waves that affect the mind-ocean.



People of gloomy moods attract to them gloomy things and gloomy thoughts from others and from the Akasic records in the physical ether.

Persons with hope, confidence and cheerful spirits attract thoughts of similar nature from others.

They are always successful in their attempts.

People with negative moods of depression, anger, hatred do positive injury to others.

They infect others and raise these destructive Vrittis in others.

They are culpable.

They do great damage in the thought-world.

People with happy and cheerful moods are a blessing to society.

They bring happiness to others.



Just as a young, beautiful lady covers her face and does not like to come out to mix with others in society when she has a nasty festering sore on her cheeks or nose, so also you should not come in public and mix with your friends and other people when you have a mood of depression, a mood of hatred or jealousy.

For, you will infect others with these moods.

You are a menace to society.

Next : 8. HOW TO CONTROL NEGATIVE MOODS

Swami Sivananda

To be continued  ...



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