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Search for the source of the
`I'-thought. That is all that one has to do. The
universe exists on account of the `I'-thought.
If that ends there is an end to misery also. The
false `I' will end only when its source is
sought.
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Again people often ask how the
mind is controlled. I say to them, `Show me the
mind and then you will know what to do.' The
fact is that the mind is only a bundle of
thoughts. How can you extinguish it by the
thought of doing so or by a desire? Your
thoughts and desires are part and parcel of the
mind. The mind is simply fattened by new
thoughts rising up. Therefore it is foolish to
attempt to kill the mind by means of the mind.
The only way of doing it is to find its source
and hold on to it. The mind will then fade away
of its own accord.
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Find the source. You must reach
the source without fail. The false `I' will
disappear and the real `I' will be realized. The
former cannot exist apart from the latter. There
is now wrong identification of the Self with the
body, senses, etc. You proceed to discard these,
and this is neti. This can be done only by
holding to the one which cannot be discarded.
That is iti [that which is].
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To enquire `Who am I ?' really
means trying to find out the source of the ego
or the `I'-thought. You are not to think of
other thoughts, such as `I am not this body'.
Seeking the source of `I' serves as a means of
getting rid of all other thoughts. We should not
give scope to other thoughts, such as you
mention, but must keep the attention fixed on
finding out the source of the `I' - thought by
asking, as each thought arises, to whom the
thought arises. If the answer is `I get the
thought' continue the enquiry by asking `Who is
this "I" and what is its source?`
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Complete surrender to God means
giving up all thoughts and concentrating the
mind on him. If we can concentrate on him, other
thoughts disappear. If the actions of the mind,
speech and body are merged with God, all the
burdens of our life will be on him.
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The present difficulty is that
man thinks he is the doer. But it is a mistake.
It is the higher power which does everything and
man is only a tool. If he accepts that position
he is free from troubles, otherwise he courts
them.
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Divine grace is essential for
realization. It leads one to God realization.
But such grace is vouchsafed only to him who is
a true devotee or a yogi. It is given only to
those who have striven hard and ceaselessly on
the path towards freedom.
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You are neck-deep in water and
yet cry for water. It is as good as saying that
one neck-deep in water feels thirsty, or that a
fish in water feels thirsty, or that water feels
thirsty. Grace is always there. `Dispassion
cannot be acquired, nor realization of the
truth, nor inherence in the Self, in the absence
of Guru's grace'. But practice is also
necessary. Staying in the Self by one's efforts
is like training a roguish bull confined to his
stall by tempting him with luscious grass and
preventing him from straying.
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The Guru is both external and
internal. From the exterior he gives a push to
the mind to turn it inwards. From the interior
he pulls the mind towards the Self and helps in
the quietening of the mind. That is Guru's
grace.
