Befriending the Mind

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• Befriending the Mind
• Understanding the Mind
• Its Role
• Its own Character

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Horse Riding, Archery Meditation In Krishna
Consciousness
The Big Picture (sadhana leading straight to a
goal , guiding well)
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The Bhagavad Gita 8.5 anta-kale ca mam eva
smaran muktva kalevaram yah prayati sa
mad-bhavam yati nasty atra samsayah
And whoever, at the time of death, quits his
body, remembering Me alone, at once attains My
nature. Of this there is no doubt.
The Target Complete Meditation at the Time of
Death
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The Bhagavad Gita 8.6 yam yam vapi smaran bhavam
tyajaty ante kalevaram tam tam evaiti kaunteya
sada tad-bhava-bhavitah
Whatever state of being one remembers when he
quits his body, that state he will attain without
fail.
Missing the mark Transmigration of the Soul
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The Bhagavad Gita 6.6 bandhur atmatmanas tasya
yenatmaivatmana jitah anatmanas tu satrutve
vartetatmaiva satru-vat
For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is
the best of friends but for one who has failed
to do so, his very mind will be the greatest
enemy.
The Means of Support Befriending the Mind
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Intoxicated Or Untrained Animal Live life
in Rodeo Consciousness
Mind is like a Horse
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Sober, Trained Mind Greater maturity, more
focus in life. To this, add Transcendental
Knowledge.
Mind is like a Horse
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The Bhagavad Gita 4.38
In this world, there is nothing so sublime and
pure as transcendental knowledge. Such knowledge
is the mature fruit of all mysticism
Transcendental Knowledge
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The Internal Factory (antah-karana)
Buddhi (Higher Mind / Intelligence) Decide,
judge, and make cognitive discriminations and
differentiations. Gateway to Inner Wisdom.
Citta (Deep subconsious Memory) Stores latent
impressions and experiences. Produces random
thought patterns when idle.
Manas (Lower Mind) Interface between external
sense perception and Intelligence. Questioning
and doubting nature becomes dangerous when the
Intelligence is Clouded
Basics of Vedic psychology
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SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTION from the Great Teachers
FULCRUM Mind
CONDITIONED SOUL Ourselves
Mind as an instrument of acquiring Transcendental
Knowledge
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Soul in a covered condition
Mind
Fixed in Firm Faith Determination
Mind as an instrument of acquiring Transcendental
Knowledge
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Hearing Spiritual Instructions
Soul in a covered condition
Mind
Fixed in Firm Faith Determination
Mind as an instrument of acquiring Transcendental
Knowledge
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Elevated Consciousness
Spiritual Instructions
Mind
Fixed in Firm Faith Determination
Mind as an instrument of acquiring Transcendental
Knowledge
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The Power of Love

• The Object of Meditation
• Personal or Impersonal?
• God appears, and God is LightTo those poor souls
  who dwell in Night,But does a Human Form
  displayTo those who dwell in realms of Day.
• - William Blake

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To be in this World, but not of this World. Home
is where the Heart is.
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The Maha-Mantra Haré Krishna Haré
Krishna Krishna Krishna Haré Haré Haré Rama Haré
Rama Rama Rama Haré Haré Hara Divine Energy
Krishna All-attractive Rama Ocean of Bliss