Philosophy of Soul and Matter

Author(s): Chitrabhanu, Clare Rosenfield
Publisher: Jain Meditation International Center

Page 24

So those who want to go beyond mind take a higher step. Instead of entering into argument, they turn inward. It is not introversion; it is introspection. It is a purifying. You notice what is taking place in your thoughts, in your feelings, in your fancies. Gradually you observe your relationships--to yourself, to your thoughts, desires, and attachments, to other people and other living beings.
When you go on watching, something happens: the light of awareness increases and 110 dark element is accumulated: As soon as you notice a negative element—a spark of anger, a flicker of jealousy, a heaviness of greed, a puffing up of ego, a wave of deceitfulness-immediately the light illumines it, and you praktikram-go back and wait until the darkness evaporates. Then you move forward again.
Eventually with vigilance and continued practise of this introspection, a fresh awareness dawns upon you: that now mind is not operating, governing, or controlling. Mind is operated, governed, and controlled. By whom? By sentient energy, by atma, by soul, by that which has the living force of life, a deep awareness of innate qualities.