मान ही बाधे मान ही खोले, मान तन मान उजासी रे ऐ खेल सकल है मानका, मान नेहेचल मान ही को नाश रे - स्वामी श्री प्राणनाथ जी
After much research and contemplation, great
philosopher Allen had reached to the conclusion that; “as a
man thinks in his sub-conscious mind, so is he.”
Interestingly Mahamati Shri prannathji explained the
nature of mind and its different activities in his Holly creation
“Tartam Sagar” about 400 years back. In our earlier days, we
used to read different verses from the Tartam Sagar dealing
with mind, but we never contemplated deeply and tried to
analyze them effectively. Surprisingly, the conclusion made
by different philosophers regarding mind, was already
explained by the supreme philosopher Mahamati shri
prannathji in his Holy book Tartam Sagar.
When we analyze the above mentioned verse “मान ही बाधे” we find that, mind itself has created s world. It is
mind, which is binding and liberating us in the world. In the
same manner; it is the cause of darkness as well as illumination
in our lives.
Well! Before going into detail, let us discuss how the
mind works.
There are two levels of our mind - the conscious or
rational level and the sub-conscious or irrational level. We
think with our conscious mind, and whatever we habitually
think sinks down into our sub-conscious mind, which creates
according to the nature of our thoughts. If we think good, goodwill follow; if we think evil, evil will follow. Once the
sub- conscious mind accepts an idea, it begins to execute it.
Our sub conscious mind cannot argue controversially. Hence
if we give it wrong suggestions, it will accept them as true and
will proceed to give results accordingly.
The idea behind writing this article is to encourage
people in knowing themselves. In what state are they living?
Why have the lives of people become so miserable?
Yes, it is the state of mind where the answer lies. Have
we ever tried to observe ourselves? We have been filling our
mind with various negative attitudes like, hate, cynicism, anger,
and selfishness. In the same way, various diseases like anxieties,
worries, tensions, fear, regret and guilt have been finding place
in our mind since our childhood. Regarding the contaminated
mind, Mahamati shri Prannathji says in his holly book that:
“अन्दर नाही निर्मल, फेर फेर नहावे बहेरा ''
- स्वामी श्री प्राणनाथ जी
We clean the external part of our body regularly, because
medical science had warned that different kind of diseases may
attack our body, if we do not clean it regularly. But today
medical science has proved that the main cause of physical
illness is the illness of mind. This is called psychosomatic
theory of medicine. Therefore, Mahamatiji says clearly that,
dear! Clean your mind first. It means throwing the above
mentioned various negative attitudes and diseases out of the
mind. It is possible by applying certain scientific
(psychological) approaches. Before discussing it, let us try to
understand the message given by the following verse।
केसरी दूध न रहे रजा मात्र, उत्तम किनक बिना जे पत्र स्वामी श्री प्राणनाथ जी It's the said that, milk of the lioness cannat be put in an ordinary pot other than that of pure gold. It clearly indicatesthat if we do not clean our contaminated mind, is not possible
to grasp the messages of Mahamati Shri Prannathji. Why are
we not able to concentrate, while sitting for meditation? We
sit for “Jaap” but are we able to link ourselves to the “Pram
Dham” or “Tartam”? No. whenever we sit for these activities
the mind starts rambling. Physically we may be sitting at one
place but mentally we are not there. Therefore, first of all we
should keep our mind healthy so that we can grasp the great
philosophy of Mahamatiji. We sometime observe that
whenever it rains; the water does not remain on the top of the
hill but flows directly towards the hollow. This happens because
the hollow has the space for the rain. Thus we should also create
space in our mind by throwing out all kinds of mental diseases
and negative attitudes to contain the rainfall of love, happiness
and joy. Let us understand a theory of science called substitution
theory, which explains that when we go on adding water to a
glass which is already full, the added water substitutes the
water that was already in the glass. The same theory is applied
in the case of our mind, when we go on filling positive thoughts
in our mind, it starts substituting the negative thoughts in the
same ratio.
Now let us discuss about the scientific approach, which
will help to purify our mind. We have already understood that,
whatever we think, our sub-conscious mind takes it as true
and executes accordingly. Therefore, we should repeatedly
suggest positive thoughts to the sub-conscious mind so that it
starts responding positively. There are a few points to make
before suggesting the ideas, which are given below.
Points to remember
• Keep yourself calm, peaceful & relaxed
• Picturise the statement while repeating it.
• Practice it at least thrice a day.
• The result is based on faith. Suggestions for the practice
1. for obtaining a peaceful state of mind:
• Talk peaceful to be peaceful.
• Watch your manner of speech, if you wish to develop
a peaceful state of mind.
2. for avoiding negative attitudes & mental disease,
5 times slowly
• “With Rajji’s (God’s) help, I am emptying my mind
of all hate, cynicism, anger, greed, selfishness, anxiety, fear,
tension, worry, regret, guilt and sense of insecurity”
Again repeat 5 times the following:
“Now, I believe that, my mind is emptied of all hate,
cynicism, anger, greed, selfishness, anxiety, fear, tension,
worry, regret, guilt and sense of insecurity”
(Note: feel the outlet of negative attitudes from the
mind)
3. for finding happiness within ourselves
• “I make it a habit to be happy”
4. Whenever we feel defeated:
• “I don’t believe in defeat”
5. When wrong is committed:
• “Dear Rajji (god), I have been an unclean man and I
am sorry for the wrong. I have poured all out to my friend
here. I now ask you to forgive me and to fill me with peace.
Also make me strong so that, I will never repeat these actions.
Help me to be clean again & better- Lots better”
(Note: please repeat this suggestion as if you are really talking with Rajji).
6. for avoiding fear:
• “I am not disturbed by anything; I am not frightenedby anything. Everything passes away except Rajji (God) He
alone is sufficient.”
• “If Rajji (God) be for me, who can be against me?”
7. Whenever somebody hurts you :
• “Keep calm, peaceful and relaxed and start thinking
about the person who had hurt you. Think about the positive
parts of his life. In what circumstance he is living. Ask god
(Rajji) to forgive him with and fill him with peace. “
(Note: the psychologists have suggested that though it is very difficult
to do it, for the best result, it has to be done honestly)
In conclusion, for the best result, the above mentioned
various positive suggestions are to be repeated several times
so that the sub-conscious mind will start accepting them as
true and give results accordingly. picturisation of statement is
an essential part of the process . In this way if we practice it
regularly, the positive results can be achieved within a short
time. Our mind will be purified. We will be able to meditate
properly, grasp the messages of Mahamati Shri prannathji and
others great philosophers and at last our life itself will be full of happiness, joy and success as a whole.
By :- Surendra Sharma (Source :- pranami dharma patrika, Shree 5 navtanpuri dham )