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Your enemy is inside you –
& so is your friend
The mysterious mindJohn Milton: “The mind is a universe
and can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”
A J Iyer refused to study the mind because “it has no locus”
Three-level model of the self
The body: our visible material covering that we feed and dress.
The mind: the subtle material mechanism that interfaces between the soul and the gross material body.
The soul: the essence of who we are
Difference bet soul & mindThe soul is the root of consciousness, whereasThe mind is the route of consciousness
What is the mind?The Gita’s three-level model of the self: Body – Hardware Mind – Software Soul – user
The Ventriloquist The mind makes us its show.Stop it before it shifts from the second person voice to the first person voice.
The Mystery of Inspiration
The extraordinary, elusive source Eg Kekule – benzene ringGauss – theorems
The inner seer:Coach, not critic
God’s purpose is not to catch us when we do wrong; it is to catch us when we fall
Yoga: Connection & Disconnection
From posture to purpose Connect with source of everything Disconnect with source of illusion
Catch the mind before the mind catches you
Observation – distance yourself from the mind Meditation – connect yourself with higher spiritual reality