Posts

Showing posts from October, 2009

THE MIND AND SUBCONSCIOUS MIND

MIND AND SUBCONSCIOUS MIND Swami Budhananda in his book “ THE MIND AND ITS CONTROL” says that as Per Hindu psychology, “ Mind is a finer body within his Gross body. The physical body is as it were, only the outer crust of the mind. The Mind being the finer part of the body, the one affects the other. It is for this reason that physical illness often affects the Mind and Mental illness or tension often affects the body. Behind the mind is the Atman, the real self of the man. Body and mind are material. Atman is pure sprit.” Every body knows that it is highly difficult to control this mind. But however, this Mind can be controlled by YOGA, Lord Sri Krishna in Baghawat Gita explained to Arjuna,the way to attain the supreme state of Yoga. On hearing this Arjuna told that “ The Mind, O, Krishna is restless, turbulent, powerful and obstinate. To control the mind is as hard, it seems to me as to control the wind. How by Yoga it can be controlled. Lord Krishna said “ O, Arjuna , the mind is...