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rank, who are always ready to follow the commands of the mind. The mind controls the behavior of all the senses. But the mind itself is very flickery.
The mind is comparable to a monkey who has drunk alcohol and is riding a wild horse. Now you can imagine the state of its activity. But this mind is controlled by intellect (buddhi). If the mind thinks of murdering someone, the intellect reasons: no, this is wrong, you will be jailed or even hung. If the intellect also agrees: okay, let us murder him, then your soul controls it by considering the rights and wrongs of the situation. But, when even your soul agrees that there is no harm in killing, then our basic nature comes into it. If the mind, intellect and soul all agree to kill, but it is not in our nature to do so, then how could we do it? The nature of a cow is to eat grass, it won't eat meat, however hungry it is. Similarly, a lion won't eat grass, however hungry it may be, because it is not its nature. In this way our basic nature rules over our other faculties.
However, even this basic nature is under the control of one thing: time. You are seeing this chair and its nature now. Think, what was its form fifteen years ago? It might have been a tree. If you went back a further twenty years ahead from now, probably this chair will have been burnt to ashes, so nature also changes with time. It is controlled by time. Therefore, it is time which is the ultimate reality. If we recognize time and its importance and work accordingly, that is real worship.
I thank from my heart all the delegates who have come to Munger from India and abroad. They have been very cooperative in maintaining peace and a pleasant atmosphere despite all the discomforts. I express my gratitude towards the Bihar School of Yoga and the members of the International Yoga Fellowship Movement, many of whom may not be present here physically, but whose good wishes contributed to the success of the program. I also express my hearty gratitude towards all the citizens of Munger for being patient, listening with discipline to this great program and making it a success. Even when they had difficulty with the language of the speakers, great enthusiasm could be seen on their faces.
I express my heartfelt thanks to all the doctors, engineers, educationists, lawyers, members of the Chamber of Commerce and members of the Society of Communal Unity who have given me, personally, a lot of support and courage, in organiz
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