Controlling the Mind

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJNuQ0VukNo

something is asking can be established

control on my own mind yes but you

should remember that there is no V never

use the word we in spiritual matters it

is okay to use it as a group for

informal

conversation like we are meeting here in

this it's okay but when we we dive into

the spiritual language it should be

accurate

so you should ask whether I can

establish the control on my I and if you

know there is no I there is no one who

can have a control on the mind but still

the control is possible

where the Mind controls itself it is

already doing that all the layers of the

Mind are self-controlling mechanisms so

the control is already there it is

natural control for example the layer of

the body when you're hungry

there is automatic control that

it will go for food it will eat the food

when the stomach is full there is

automatic signal that stop eating now

these are control mechanisms

why do I always tell you about the body

and food because I was accused of that I

always talk about the body and food

because most of the people know only

this much it is very easy to understand

control mechanism is already there

similar to similar to the body there are

other layers

and there are control mechanisms there

so it is already doing its job naturally

however due to some afflictions it can

go out of control it can do one activity

too much is possible for example

somebody says something to you or you

fail in something let us say you fail in

your school exam or college exam

interview and it produces sadness which

is very normal which is very natural it

should be there you failed now sadness

must be there

but in some cases it goes on Beyond two

three days then goes into depression

then the fellow commits suicide so on

that is called Affliction unhealthy mind

and there you need control now who can

establish the control there there is

nobody nobody now the training must come

and the training that drains the mind to

control these things

in order to control first thing is you

must be able to identify that it is out

of control there is a reflection it is

doing too much of one thing smoking when

cigarette okay but it is smoking four

packets per day something is wrong isn't

it drinking one glass of wine per day

okay or every week also so it is always

drinking the system the body mind system

always drunk addict something is wrong

so if it goes beyond the limits some

training must be given to fix it that

training will be called purification

something's wrong there now you need to

purify it or you can also say therapy or

treatment wherever you are we call it

purification now how to do the

purification first there must be

recognition that something is wrong in

this thing many people they don't have

this this much awareness

the light is almost zero there they

cannot even detect that there is a

problem somebody comes and tells them

there is problem or when they fall sick

their life is Disturbed then only they

recognize that you I need to do

something and then they don't know what

to do actually in the society nobody

knows what to do yes they can treat a

little bit of disease in the body a

little bit in the mind but

there are many layers in the mind so

nobody knows all these things so they

come to the guru then the guru installs

a program there which can control the

mind the Mind controls itself using that

instruction of the guru

the instruction is always like this do

this don't do this and you must remember

follow the instruction and how will you

remember how and there must be

sufficient intelligence there and there

must be sufficient awareness there by

awareness I don't necessarily mean the

awareness of what you are if it is there

if self-realization is there then

obviously the self-correction will

happen automatically

but even if it is not there at least

there must be some recognition awareness

of the body and what is going on in the

mind even if you don't know what is mind

even if you don't know that I am not the

mind

just assume that I am the Mind something

is wrong with me and then follow the

instructions

so there is the control method and what

is the method actually depends on case

to case person to person time to time so

it is not written in any book and there

is no Manual of fixing somebody it is

always the guru and student the guru

listens to the student observes the

student

and then prescribes purification method

so usually we do the knowledge transfer

first first knowledge is given if the

intellect is working the knowledge is

absorbed awareness arrives of what is

going on you know simply knowing that I

am not the Mind gives you enormous

control on it

why can't people control their behavior

their mind because they still think I am

that I am this thinking machine I am

this pile of emotions and some people

they are even lower they think I am the

body so depending on the status of the

student the discipline or the the

medicine or the solution is given that

is why I keep saying you know Express

tell me what you want tell me how do you

feel tell me what is going on in your

mind I'll come to know anyway but simply

say talking gives away the software the

source code of the mind is given away if

you simply talk

sometimes you know some gurus are very

big experts they can see the face and

tell and they can see a photo and tell

and people like me they need to do

research first I spend almost six months

or one year with the person to know the

person but sometimes one or two

sentences are enough there are some

people who can masquerade very easily

because our society is based on a fake

person fake persona what people are

inside they never show it outside and

that's what they do in front of the guru

also now that it makes the job of the

guru very difficult never hide anything

from three people the doctor the lawyer

and the guru their job becomes very

difficult they will prescribe something

wrong so if you want to fix the mind

which means control the mind then you

must open up in front of the guru and

the guru will check you check the causal

body and you know we go beyond the

psychiatrist system all this people so

we we employ the non-physical means

sometimes the intention and so on as you

know plus we get practical advice also

and the guru will never do it to any

random person if the guru sees the

possibility of spiritual progress if the

person is already on the path then only

we take this kind of risk because it's a

risky thing to manipulate somebody's

mind is risky the student must be on the

path already must be making efforts to

know must be gaining knowledge must be

the awareness must be increasing and

then there is some point in doing the

work on that person if you meet me oh I

have this problem please fix it I don't

even know who you are what to fix where

to start and then the general advice is

given something like this you are the

experiencer be in the knowledge be in

Awareness something like this is given

the guru talk standard

spiritual talk and obviously nobody

likes it nobody practices it nobody gets

takes the instructions because the

background is lacking knowledge is

lacking so what do I say okay you came

to me now start following the

instructions this is the program this is

the course these are the videos absorb

them stay with me for six months at

least and usually what do I see simply

joining this group simply listening to

satsang Simply being in the spiritual

environment the mind self-corrects

why I was so stupid I did this and I did

that this these thoughts will be in your

mind that means correction is happening

purification is happening

there will be a version to the things

that you are addicted to there will be a

version not a version it will be

Detachment with people you are dependent

on you think these people give you

happiness they give nothing actually

they waste your time so that is also

purification so the whole series of

purification is there if Ajay is

interested

go and listen to the series on

purification first those who are

impatient those who don't want to go

through the program don't want to follow

my instructions there are mechanical

methods to purify

but simply being in knowledge does the

job

it may take some time but the

purification happens as soon as you come

to know your true nature sometimes it is

so fast it is amazing in one week the

person is transformed completely

otherwise it takes at least few months

few years in some cases very odd cases

it takes few lifetimes because the past

impressions are too strong too strong no

and sometimes the students says no I'm

perfectly okay I would change no no no

do this you know don't do this no I am

I'm perfectly okay I am intelligent I

know what I am doing those these cases

they take a few lifetimes

so in summary

mind is controlling itself due to

ignorance bad Impressions Bad sanskars

quotes and scars it goes out of control

then it must be brought back in control

that is possible only by approaching a

guru following the instructions

disciplining and knowledge awareness

these are the keywords