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Importance Of Controlling Your Mind
Sharon Hopkins
Since ancient times, the human philosophers have realized
the importance of the mind in governing the human affairs.
They knew that a person's external circumstances were the
result of his internal thoughts. They were aware that if the
person thinks of riches, he would have riches, while if the
thoughts are of poverty, success and failure would produce
the corresponding effects in the person's circumstances. Today,
modern science has acknowledged the truth of these findings.
Hence, it becomes crucial for a person to control his mind.
Yoga has specific techniques which deal with the science of
mind control. We will study the nature of the mind as is recognized
by yoga in this chapter. Shankaracharya has defined the mind
in four different ways as per its functions: manas for the
job of resolving and doubting; buddhi for the decision and
judgment; asmita for the consciousness of its individual existence
and chita for remembering the previous experiences. The Mind
is a vast collection of thoughts and traces of past experiences.
When you are born, your mind is the collection of samskaras
collected over the previous births. Those samskaras, whose
fruits have already been enjoyed have been wiped out. But
as you grow up, new samskaras are being added continuously
due to various acts performed by you from birth to death.
This translates into the law of karma which states that the
events one faces in his life are the results of the activities
done by him in the past and his mind at birth contains the
samskaras from his previous births.
Yoga recognizes five factors, basic to the mind of every person.
They are called kleshas because they are the forefathers of
every human misery. They are: avidya which is the false knowledge
or ignorance of one's true self in relation to the objects;
asmita or ego feeling since in yoga, body and soul are two
different aspects; raga is the liking of pleasurable experience;
dvesha or aversion to pain; abhinivesha or fear of death.
Yoga understands the human behaviour from the perspective
of these five qualities which are assumed to be present in
a person since birth and are considered as the impurities
of the mind. They make a person unstable and agitated. Hence
yoga has given way of dhyana and pranayam to cleanse your
mind.
Sharon Hopkins, the webmaster for Yogawiz, mentions all about
importance
of yoga, history of yoga, mind control and meditation technique
through Mantra Yoga. Yoga recognizes the importance of
having a healthy mind in your life.
Article Source:
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