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CHAPTER - 4: MIND-CONQUEST–TEN IMPORTANT METHODS: (END) - Sri Swami Sivananda

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=============================================================================================================== Monday 08, June 2026, 05:00. PART ONE: Stages of Mind-conquest: CHAPTER - 4:  MIND-CONQUEST–TEN IMPORTANT METHODS. Sri Swami Sivananda This article is a chapter from the book Conquest of Mind. ==================================================================================================== Mind is a bundle of Vasanas (desires) and Sankalpas (thoughts, imagination). Mind is a bundle of Raga-Dvesha (likes and dislikes). Annihilation of mind is Mano-Nasa. Manolaya is temporary absorption of the mind. This cannot give Moksha. The mind can come back again and wander in sensual objects. Manonasa alone can give release or Moksha. I. BY VICHARA: How is the mind purified, brought under control and how are its activities stopped, and how is it annihilated? Here are some useful and practical points. Mind can be controlled and annihilated by Vichara or enquiry of ‘WHO AM I?’. This...