Be Master of the Mind and Intellect! - 1 & 2. : Sri Swami Chidananda

 03/12/2017

1.

The most important, holiest, and the greatest of all mantras in the Vedic religion is the Gayatri mantra, Brahma Gayatri mantra, into which a young boy is initiated at the time of being invested with the sacred thread.

And the import of the mantra is a prayer for enlightening and illumining the intellect.

The last line prays to the Most High exactly for this: "Graciously illumine our intellect."

2.

Man is body, mind and intellect. ( body=Sariram, mind=manas, intellect=bhuddhi. )

The outer physical part is the body.

The inner part, the psychological part, is mind and intellect.

If the intellect retains its independence—

it is not caught, held and overcome by the mind—

then the independent intellect is able to function as an observer, as a moderator, as a regulator, as a wise counselor and as a guide. It becomes a very great helping factor.

To be continued ...