MIND : Its Mysteries & Its Control - Chapter-36. Swami Sivananda.
============================================================== ============================================================= Wednesday, June 29, 2022. 11:00. AM. CHAPTER 36 : THE MIND COMPARED - ============================================================= 1. RESTLESS LIKE A GHOST : The mind is like a ghost which is restless. Once, a Brahmin Pundit, through Mantra-Siddhi, had control over a ghost. The ghost said to the Pundit, “I can do any work for you in a minute. You must always be giving me some work. If you leave me even for a second without work, I will at once devour you.” The Brahmin agreed. The ghost dug a tank for the Brahmin, ploughed the fields and did various sorts of work in a short time. He was not able to give the ghost any further work. The ghost threatened the Brahmin, “Now there is no work for me. I will devour you.” The Brahmin was quite puzzled. He did not know what to do. He went to his Guru and explained to him his whole situation. His teacher said, “O Chela, use