Harmony of All Religions

Author(s): Parmahans Maharaj, Veena Rani Howard
Publisher: USA Santmat Society of North America

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In a moment the mind roams into the nine realms of the universe, desiring to look around the seen and unseen places. This mind's trickery is ever elusive, but we have to deal with it. No one can measure the speed of the mind. Whoever attempts to fathom the nature of mind can only be a Mad.
Sant Paltu says:
Our mind is so swift that no other vehicle can compare to its speed: We cannot restrain the mind: it is ever strong and active. It is like a mighty combatant. Its nature is mischievous. Paltu says that the mind is capable of traveling thousands of miles in the blink of an eye.
Even today in our scientific world, no matter how many fast planes have been invented, they are nevertheless still slower than the speed of the mind. This swiftly moving mind is stubborn and difficult to control.
As Sant Kabir has said:
Dear practitioners! The mind is very mischievous and whoever has to deal with this mind knows its obstinate nature.
We consider ourselves well and sound. But when we sit for meditation and when the fire of meditation touches us, we see the blemishes surfacing in the mind. Sant Kabir says that
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