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Summary of topics 3.3 and 3.4

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    • February 29, 2024 at 5:18 pm #615622
      Mahua
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      Summary of topics 3.3 and 3.4
      Personality Rehabilitation

       

      1. We all are made up of body-mind-intellect (BMI) and Consciousness. Of which the body and the Consciousness are the same for everyone. The differences are only in the mind and the intellect parts of our basic composition.
      2. Our experiences happen when the BMI comes across the world of objects outside and reacts/responds to it. The variations in the experiences of different people are attributed to the quality and texture of the M&I components of individuals.
      3. Mind is the seat of emotions and the intellect is the faculty of discrimination and rationality. They have different, in fact opposing characteristics. Therefore, their behaviour and their influences on us are quite different.
      4. We have these two powerful tools to use, but we are unaware and indifferent about them. Therefore, we leave them as they are and remain at their mercy.
      5. The scriptures teach us how to rehabilitate these tools to our advantage, so that we can control our minds and be guided by a strong and wise intellect.
      6. In order to do that, we need to purify our emotions and fortify our intellect with knowledge.
      7. Otherwise, with an untrained mind, we will continue to degenerate internally.

      Mind and Human Beings

      1. Any living being, plants, animals and humans have instinctive, impulsive reactions to experiences.
      2. Only the humans with a fully developed intellect, have the faculty to judge, determine the intentions behind an action (their own and others’) and can take subsequent decision to act.
      3. If the intellect is dysfunctional and neglected, humans regress to the status of animals and suffer the consequences.
      4. Mind is only a receiving and despatching clerk. It is incapable of making firm, rational decisions. Therefore, it is unwise to leave that responsibility on our minds, as it makes decisions based on emotions and impulses.
      5. Mind is like a flowing river of thoughts, and must have strong banks, provided by the firm guidance of the intellect. It should guide the mind to follow the path of Shreyas in every environment and circumstances when it is very easy to follow the path of Preyas.
      6. Therefore, developing this faculty to its highest potential is an integral part of our spiritual journey.
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