MIND : ITS MYSTERIES AND CONTROL : 18.4.





MIND IS NOT ATMA :: 4.



Isvara or Saguna Brahman (Personal God) has full consciousness of Nirguna Brahman.

That is His Svarupa- Lakshana.

 At the same time, he has full cosmic consciousness.

He knows what is going on in every mind.



Consciousness per se or the Absolute Consciousness is common in all.

This pure consciousness is one. It is Kutastha Chaitanya.

All the workings of the mind, all modifications that arise in the minds of all are presented to the one common consciousness which is the witness of the mental Vrittis.

Even though consciousness is one, when Rama is stung by a scorpion, only Rama feels and not his friend Krishna who is standing near him.

Antahkarana or mind is different in every individual. It is Antahkarana that limits a man who is, in reality, identical with the Brahman or Supreme Soul!

This identity is realised when the Avarana or veil of ignorance is removed.



The mind is an object of perception for Brahman.

Atman directly cognises all the phenomena of the mind, viz., desire, imagination, doubt, belief, disbelief, shame, intelligence, fear,
etc.

He remains Himself quite unattached and unaffected like the omnipresent ether, like the crystal which reflects different coloured objects, like the sun.



Swami Sivananda

To be continued  ...



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