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Control of mind: Channels for sublimating mental energy – Selfless service for humanity

While meditation on the personal and impersonal aspects of God requires withdrawal of consciousness into the sanctuary of one’s own heart, concentration on the […]

Control of mind: Channels for sublimating mental energy – Meditation

Meditation is deep and constant concentration upon an ideal object. In such concentration upon an ideal object, the person is conscious only of the […]

Control of mind: The process of sublimation

Spiritual progress is thus characterized by the dual aspect of renouncing the false values of sanskaras in favor of the true values of understanding.

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Control of mind – Creative control

The mind, becoming accustomed to certain habits of thought and response, does not find it easy to adjust itself to these new claims of […]

Control of mind – True control a creative readjustment in light of true values

If control is purely mechanical and aimless, it defeats its own purpose, which is to make possible the free and unconditioned functioning of the […]

Control of mind – Through sincere effort it gradually becomes natural

Control of the habitual tendencies of the mind is much more difficult than control of physical actions.

The fleeting and evasive thoughts and desires […]

You should always be alert and ready for battle

Perhaps you might think, “Why doesn’t Baba save us from committing sins, despite knowing everything?”

Before you do any wrong action, I already know […]

“Take me to be yours”

“I have come down from the Highest to your level. So take me to be yours and naturally, automatically, you become mine. If you […]

Do your duty faithfully

Do your duty faithfully and conscientiously and put it above everything else. Then you will please me. Neither praise nor blame should distract you […]

Not merely try, but do it and be it!

One of the chief workers expressed his apologies and promised that he would henceforth be more careful in his relationships with other workers. Baba […]