Tulsi Prajna 1995 04

SR No.: 524583
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Parmeshwar Solanki
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 1995
Total Pages: 158
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India
File Size: 7 MB

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THE VITAL FORCE
Dr. Parmeshwar Solanki
(i) Thoughtfulness
The thought is a dynamic force. Our mind sends forth vibrations of thought just like the vibrations of light and heat. We are always sending off these vibrations, They travel through ether and travel at such an high speed that the longest distance is almost immaterial to them. Though in the case of an ordinary person these thought vibrations are feeble and scattered. They are lost in the surrounding atmosphere and produce no effect anywhere. But when systematically trained and utilized, manifests great dynamic energy.
The training of thought chiefly consists in concentrating our thought waves and sending them out with a force of will. It is rather spiritual phenomenon. It is weak or strong according to the strength of the soul. We lose our spiritual energies when directed towards sensualism or self indulgence in regard to food, drink and sexual enjoyment. On the other hand our soul gains power if we check our desires by exercising strict self-control and direct our energies towards higher goals.
A still mind is not an empty mind. If one does not know what to do and starts thinking, the sensory deprivation caused by closing the eyes and ears can only be uncomfortable at the best and can, at worst, even cause uncontrolled fantasies. So, to get appreciable results one should begin after acquiring some concentration.1
Concentration and thought control would be found inconvenient in the beginning, The first step towards concentration requires your mind to be fixed on a given subject so that it does not wander away. For this purpose the following practice is found useful.
In the night when you have retired to your bed, place yourself in a comfortable position and begin a mental review of your doings during the preceding day. Begin from the morning, from your getting up from the bed. Picture clearly in your mind everything you did or happened to you, or you witnessed in the proper order. Let all the scenes of the day pass before your mind's eye vividly. At first you will be able to recall only the broader events, but gradually you will be able to recollect every thing in the minute details,