MIND : ITS MYSTERIES AND CONTROL : 29.2 & 3.

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11/01/2018

MIND : ITS MYSTERIES AND CONTROL : 29.2 & 3.

Chapter - 29 : How To Control The Mind -2&3.

2. The Secret Of Ramayanam & 3. Mastery Of Mind, The Only Gateway To Moksha
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2. The Secret Of Ramayanam :-
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There is also a Rahasya (secret) of Ramayana. The secret of Ramayana is control of mind. Killing the ten-headed monster Ravana of Lanka means the annihilation of the ten evil Vrittis of the mind such as Kama, Krodha, etc.

Sita is mind. Rama is Suddha-Brahman. Bringing Sita back from Lanka is concentrating the mind on Rama (Brahman) by withdrawing it from Vishaya (objects) and uniting it with Rama. Sita (mind) unites with Rama (Brahman), her husband in Ayodhya (Sahasrara Chakra). Mind merges in Brahman.

This is, briefly, the esoteric meaning of Ramayana. This is the Adhyatmic exposition of Ramayana.

3. Mastery Of Mind, The Only Gateway To Moksha  :
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On this side is matter; on the other side is pure Spirit (Atman or Brahman). Mind forms a bridge between the two. Cross the bridge (control the mind). You will attain Brahman.

He is a real potentate and a Maharaja who has conquered the mind. He is the richest man who has conquered desires, passions and the mind. If the mind is under control, it matters little whether you stay in a palace or a cave in the Himalayas like Vasishtha-Guha, fourteen miles from Rishikesh, where Swami Ramatirtha lived, whether you do active Vyavahara or sit in silence.

It is, indeed, a rare thing to find a mind that is not affected by its contact with fluctuation. Like heat which is inseparable from fire, fluctuation which debases the mind, is inseparable from it. Devoid of this fluctuation, the mind ceases to exist. It is this fluctuation-potency of the mind that you should destroy through ceaseless Atma-Jnana enquiry.

To be continued ...
Swami Sivananda

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