Mysteries of Mind

Author(s): Mahapragna Acharya
Publisher: Today and Tomorrows Book Agency

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THE MYSTERIES OF MIND
the mind. Another saddens it. One place introduces calmness in the mind. Another removes mental restlessness. Yet another place excites the mind and makes it violent. Similarly time has its own energy. What can be done at one time cannot be done at another time. Meditation performed in the morning is more undisturbed than meditation done in the middle of the day. The mind remains more stable in the winter than in the summer. The medical science of Ayurveda prescribes different kinds of medicines according to different seasons. The herb known as haritaki (turmeric) is to be taken for different purposes in different seasons. The energy contained in Time can increase or reduce the energy contained in matter.
Matter too has its own energy. Knowledge of this energy is highly beneficial. Spiritual practitioners in the ancient times knew very well which objects were helpful in which kind of sadhana. They knew which materials were helpful in stabilizing meditation, yogic postures and the mind. Unfortunately this ancient wisdom has been lost and practitioners are unable to take advantage of it now.
There are two kinds of energy of the sense-organs, actual and potential. We are acquainted with the former but not with the latter. The latter is far greater than the former. We are acquainted with the powers of the sense-organs. We see things with the eyes. But the eyes have their own limitations. They can see things up to a certain extent only and that too if there is no obstruction. This is the actual power of the sense of sight. If we could develop the power of sight we might see things situated at a great distance. Television works with such a power. This power can enable us to see things inspite of obstructions. It enables us to see gross as well as subtle things.
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There are two kinds of powers which we possess, physical powers and spiritual powers. We are acquainted with the former but not with the latter. Spiritual powers greater than physical powers. We are acquainted with the powers of the sense-organs. It is on the strength of the senseorgans that we can see, hear, feel heat and cold etc. Do the sense-organs possess only that much of power with which we are acquainted? No, they possess much more. The power