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Tuesday
October 14
2008
Posted at 9:07am 1 comment

A rivers runs through it

I heard an Indian vendanta scholar once describe the mind as a river. The intellect is the banks of the river. It is the intellect that governs or directs the flow of the mind. The banks of your mind control the thoughts, feelings and imagination. If the intellect is doing its job then the banks are lovely places to sit and watch the flow. They are green and restful. They are a haven.

If, however,  the banks are not strong, then, when we are anxious and stressed then often the banks can break. The mind floods the body and wrecks havoc. When you let your mind control your body then you are at risk of breaking the intellectual levy and this is where dangererous thoughts and feelings come into your life.

This is all very easy for a Vendanta scholar to say. This theory is the base of their their thinking and traditions. 'Self realisation" is their mantra. Transcendance beyond just thinking, "Why do I not get what i wanted?" That is akin to thinking, as he said, 'Why is a lily not an oak tree?' You cannot always control the external.

Expecting the external factors of life to change for your benefit is an illusion. Instead, change the way you look at things and eventually what you are looking at will change also.

Ommmmmmmm.

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1 Response to ‘A rivers runs through it’

1. holymotherofgod says:

October 15, 2008 at 4:44am

Great timing for me to read this LOL. Nicely said

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