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frequently. Besides that, it has increased the unsteadiness of the mind manifold. You can keep flipping the channels while lying in bed. If the remote doesn't function when you press the button and you cannot change the channel, you lose your balance because from the soft coffin of cotton (your bed), you had to raise yourself, isn't it?
It is difficult to climb stairs once you have lost the habit to climb. Similarly after losing the habit of standing up and sitting down, it becomes extremely difficult to get up frequently. A person who gets accustomed to the services of the chauffeur, finds it extremely difficult even to open the door of his car. When the taxis and autos unite to call a strike, the state of Mumbaikars becomes very pitiable and worth watching. The house-wife's face changes shape and colour if the maid doesn't turn up for work. When the chauffeur doesn't turn up for work, the man's face wrinkles up so much that one feels it needs ironing. When the AC doesn't work, the members of the family stay awake without even performing the penance of jagaran. When the TV stops working, a cartoon (distorted face) can be seen in the mirror itself. If, even one file is lost in the computer hard disk or back-up device, the programming for the entire day goes hay-wire.
A person who considers self-dependence as the foundation of his equanimity and moves ahead, does not become upset in this manner. A person who voluntarily gives up using the lift once a day does not even realize that he is taking an insurance of his own happiness. If the lift is not working some-time, he will not get mentally upset but will voluntarily climb up the stairs.
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| SR No. | 007026 |
| Book Title | Mind Your Mind |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Udayvallabhvijay |
| Publisher | Pragna Prabodh Parivar |
| Publication Year | 2014 |
| Total Pages | 130 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 9 MB |