--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "David Fiske" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Attack on India's 'hugging saint' > > > I was reading these recent posts about Amma, and decided to visit > her web site. When I did, I came across this prominent quote: > > "Unless we have a certain degree of mastery over the mind, true > peace is difficult to attain." > -Amma > > When I read it, I had the following observation: > > There is a direct relationship between identification of the self, > and mastery over the mind. > > If we identify with the small self, the localized ego, the mastery > of the mind is unavailable. If we identify with the small self, the > mind is distracted easily, and will wander irrespective of its > owner's intention. A relatively large amount of thoughts > characterize this mind-set, because of the necessity of the small > ego to constantly substantiate its position in time and space. No > peace of mind is achieved. > > If we identify with the Universal Self, mastery of the mind is > much, much easier. If we identify with the Universal Self, the mind > is easily satisfied by the instantly available bottomless depth, > and infinite breadth of the mind. This creates two symptoms in the > mind: One, control of the mind is nearly effortless under any > circumstance. Two, there is a noticeable lessening of thoughts, vs. > the state of mind identified with small ego. True peace is achieved.
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