The integration of quartet: The coordination of distinguishes between the real and unreal. It is the all these four layers of consciousness completes task of Buddhi, to extract a useful part from wild the objective of Atma-S³dhan³ in its totality. If imaginations. only one or two of these layers are utilized, the task will remain incomplete and whatever benefit A long term coordination of one type of thoughts of the thought power should have been obtained, with corresponding actions makes one’s nature may not be obtained. accordingly and automatically similar types of desires are aroused and they are converted into A mental figure of any object of desire is actions. This is called psyche or Chitta. The prepared on the basis of imagination. It is fourth factor aha®k³ra or ego is made of self- necessary to prepare the map and a model prior assessments and activities. It forms a cover to to the construction of a building or to prepare a the consciousness. It may be compared with the pencil-sketch prior to making a painting. In the slough of the snake or the glass of the bulb. This same way, the pen of imagination prepares a rough very aha®k³ra may be called personality. This figure of the set objective. This very task is done is the main separating wall between the soul and by Mana. It goes on flying from one to the other the supreme soul. This aha® is made to vanish object of desire. It goes on sketching the mental by totally surrendering at the feet of God through figures according to the desires. The next task of worship. Eradication of evil traits and imbibing classification of useful and useless amongst these of virtuous traits is done through Tapa S³dhan³ is done by Buddhi. During shooting, a lot of film (penance). The intellect is refined by Sw³dhy³ya is exposed in taking various scenes. The director (virtuous reading), Satsang (virtuous company), selects useful parts of the film and discards the rest. manan (thinking) and chintan (contemplation). Children tell many things and put forward many The Mana (mind) is made to form useful sketches demands, but the parents distinguish between the for virtuous deeds through the control of senses. desirable and undesirable things and decide what In short, this is the essence of Atma-S³dhan³ should be done. Buddhi is that touch stone which (self-realization). A rich man was extremely miser. He had instructed even the women of his house never to give alms to the beggars. One day a disabled man came to the house and re- quested for some food. The newly-wed daughter-in- law of the house was from a noble family. She told the beggar that the house had nothing to give him. He beggar asked, “Then what do you people eat?” “We eat the left overs and stale food, and when even these will be consumed, we too will start begging like you.” - Came the reply. The master of the house was upstairs and listening to this dialogue. He was greatly annoyed. The daughter-in- law explained, “We are reaping and consuming what- ever we have earned as a result of good deeds in our previous births. We, devoid com- pletely of the virtues of charity and munificence in this life, are adding nothing to that asset. Naturally when the previously earned wealth of ‘punya’ gets exhausted, we too will be left destitute.” The rich man highly appreciated the wisdom of the young girl and then onwards started devoting his time and money towards the welfare of others. The Soul has been given its own ears to hear things; mind does not understand. - Rumi 50 AKHAND JYOTI March-April 2018
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