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GURUDEVA SMRITI GRANTHA
Mind is the marument and in order to keep this instrument sharp and quick one should regularly read good books and think over them deeply Calmness is the sure indication of a strong, well-trained, patiently disciplined mind still waters run deep and the universal forces are not audible" To keep one's mind clam one should talkless and work more, and should care only for the work at hand not for future things half of the troubles in the world are imaginary For thse who are sircere and dutiful, good and bright future is secure, Good actions assurage even the evil consequences of the bad actions of the previous life or of the bad actions done out in ignorance The habit of caring only for todays duties and the belief in the dictum 'good actions always bring good results' enable one to keep the mind free from worries and anxities and ultimately develop one's power of conceuiration and the power of creation' Swami Vivekanand has aptly said
"The powers of mind are like rays of dissipated light, when they are concentrated, they allumine This 38 our only means of knowledge" No inner activity can be seriously effective and continuous until one has first reduced his house to order and then has reclarred and reassembled his herd of scattered energies All creative work, I have experienced, 19 the product of his state of mind One who aspires to be creative artist should practise from the very beginning allowing the intellect to be fallow or in vacuum Every man can attain this state of mind, by practising meditation, or by concentrating or some idol, or by surrendering himself to God and keeping staunch faith in His mercy
Akin to mental health is spiritual health. For attaining spiritual health every student should read, understand and think over the rich literature of life produced by great saints, sages, philosophers and Yogies such as, Vedvyas, Patanjali, St Aurbindo, Swami, Ramdas, Tubidas, Ram Krishna Paramhansa, Ramtirtha, Vivekananda, Kant, Heget, Lord Buddha Shankaracharya etc. After attaining the true knowledge of life or of truth one should act accordingly keeping oneself physically and mentally healthy Spiritual pow»r emanates from the right understanding of life and of various human relations Every student, must choose from the very beginning of his life one of the great tooks or spitually greatman, if available, as his spiritual guide He is free to choose the Gita, the Upanishads or anyother book but after choosing he should daily read st for sometime in the morning and think on the practical use of knowledge contained in the book Without bringing into use knowledge has little meaning This constant practice of the knowledge of truth without caring for difficulties leads one to peace, happiness and immortality.
Even in the modern world when mankind is engrossed in materialism and man cares the least for superb ideals of human life, the necessity of something has
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| SR No. | 010772 |
| Book Title | Ratnamuni Smruti Granth |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Vijaymuni Shastri, Harishankar Sharma |
| Publisher | Gurudev Smruti Granth Samiti |
| Publication Year | 1964 |
| Total Pages | 687 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 21 MB |