Can you not tell when the nature of the mind becomes spoiled? Surely you can. If an old lady were to come to your home and nag all day long for fifteen days, you would get used to her if you did not get into a conflict with her. Similarly, you have to become used to the constant bombardment of cues that arise in your mind. As it is, your inability to look at the mind has resulted in your inability to recognize what kind of a bomb is detonating within. All kinds of ammunition have become mixed up. You believe that they are harmless sparklers, but they detonate like firecrackers.  Similarly, the mind is full of all kinds of things and they detonate accordingly. But just like dealing with the old lady, if You do not interfere with the mind, then You will get used to it. Your relationship with the mind, chit, intellect, and ego is that of the Knower and the known (gnata-gneya).  It is a relationship between the Knower and the known, and not one of matrimony. Therefore, You can remain separate from it.

                                                                                   

                                                                                 Gnani Purush Dadashri

 

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