MIND : ITS MYSTERIES AND CONTROL : 8-3.5.




Chapter 8 -THE MENTAL FACULTIES : 3.

 3. THE SIX IMPORTANT POWERS OF MIND :- 5.

5. Ichha-Sakti :

Will is Atma-Sakti.

It is the dynamic aspect of Brahman.

Will is Brahman in motion.

In Vedanta, will plays a very conspicuous part.


Much has been said about the power of imagination in the West—that it is the most tremendous power in the human mind and that in a conflict between the will and the imagination, the imagination would invariably win the day.


Some people say that the will is greater than imagination.

In the East, amongst the Vedantins, will is regarded as a greater faculty than imagination.

What would the imagination do without the impelling power of the will to execute with dynamic power the desires, wishes and ideals?

There is correlation, co-ordination and co-operation between the different principles in the mind.


Therefore, who can say which is great or small, important or unimportant when each depends upon the other for its power?

It cannot be truly said that the one is greater than the other, for their independence and power are derived from one another.

Next : 6. Dharana-Sakti

Swami Sivananda
To be continued  ...






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