Taking off from the previous issue, it comes out that in so far as the question of fate and freewill is concerned, human mind holds the key. All that happens in life begins in the mind which visualises, excites desires, sets the functional mandate of a being, and accordingly gets going. The feel of the fruit of actions, good or bad, or for that matter the experiences had during the run of life too, feed the mind and add up to make its stock memory. That, in turn, influences the future course of life. Going through such successive phases of life, each mind gets preconditioned over a period of time, one way or the other, and that defines the unique character of a being. No wonder, different individuals are found reflecting varying levels of mind-state, according as one is inherently made out.
Ground study suggests that each individual is found reflecting one or the other out of the five different types of mind-state — darkening/ignorant, scattered, gathering up, one pointedness, and concentrated. Those ignorant about living realities of life fall into darkening category. Usually, they move unmindfully to the usual promptings of the in-store memory imprints and resign to fate. Those having a monkey like mind continuously engaged in random thoughts evidently have a scattered mind. Their restive mind doesn’t allow the scope to apply proper forethought before taking any call, not to say anything about due diligence. It’s difficult for them to fully absorb any fresh educative inputs either. Evidently, they carry equal probability of failure and success in life. A large majority fall under these two categories.
The ones who realise that they were not able to fulfill their aspirational urges because of their own monkey-like mind-traits, put in conscious efforts to reign in their mental flirtations and improve their focus. They first try to bring their mind to a restful state following the method suggested in the previous issue. So, they are able to apply reasons as and when they are able to focus on the issue in hand. But they are not able to remain focused for long. Soon, they get distracted. They then try to regain their focus. This tug of war keeps going on. Such subjects fall under the category of gathering up type. Evidently, on relative scale, such characters are able to perform better than the earlier two types.
To move beyond this stage, one would need to get into the meditation process. The process calls for withdrawing attention from the outer world and turn it inwards. A process of self-reflection begins when you come across your true nature with all its good and bad. Becoming aware thus, you could conscientiously purify your mind of all the negative and inconsequential imprints that are otherwise responsible for disorderliness of mind. It’s time now to seek the help of a Guru. Guru will offer you a mantra for recitations and an iconic figure to focus upon, depending on the callings of your inner frame of mind. Pursuing the process in all sincerity, over a period of time, your mind gets trained to maintain pointed focus on the iconic figure for a specified period of time. Your mind still gets distracted every now and then. But the relatively you are able to remain focused longer than during the gathering up process, and so is termed as one-pointedness. In the process, the thought process too gets reformed with the help of educative import of the iconic figure. Pursuing the meditation process on a regular process, a stage comes over a period of time when the mantra as well as the iconic figure, both go out of one’s reckoning. The seeker’s mind then gets fully tuned to the cosmic intelligence, which then spontaneously drives you through. Having arrived at this stage, you become the master of your own mind rather than being its slave. And you are in full control of your own self and at your best. Hereafter, wherever you pay attention, you may intuitively get to the underlying truth, and therefore, shall be able to perceive things in the right perspective. Also, shall be able to put in your qualitative best in all your endeavour.
To sum up, you are empowered to be the architect of your own destiny. So said Swami Vivekananda: “The history of the world is the history of few men who had faith in themselves. Faith calls out the Divinity within you; you can do everything. You fail only when you do not strive sufficiently to manifest the infinite power within.”
The writer is an astrologer, vastu consultant and spiritual counsellor. Write to him at
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