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The Third Step in the Mental Discipline: Control of Thoughts · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  The inner control of thoughts is a further development.
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  Once the Poise of the witness Consciousness has been attained
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  as the Seeker. Observes the thoughts, he can
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  also determine their effect in the being and see if they lead
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  to uplifting widening and harmonizing results.
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  Or whether they shrink the being back down into the ego
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  Consciousness, with all of its turmoil disruptions And
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  limitations. For the yoga, practitioner, the
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  issue is not one of an artificial external moral or
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  ethical code. But rather the Consciousness
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  impact of the thoughts that are permitted to act within the
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  being SRI aurobindo related, the way he was introduced to the
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  idea of observing and rejecting the thoughts that tried to enter
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  and indicated that the end of three days, he was able to
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  achieve Silence of the Mind. Which in turn opened up the
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  receptivity to higher states of receptivity and awareness.
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  He was asked to see that the thoughts came from outside and
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  as they tried to enter, he should reject them.
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  This somewhat strenuous approach is not suited for everyone and
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  most teachers recommend simply observing without reacting and
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  letting them glide through without being grabbed on and
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  followed, either way the active or the passive means can lead to
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  the end result of bring bringing quiet silent receptivity to the
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  mind, the mother recommends, an approach here in her discussion
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  of the dhammapada verses Relating to the achievement of a
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  state of Happiness, rather than suffering in the book.
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  Commentaries on the dhammapada. The mother provides insight into
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  a number of verses from this classical Buddhist texts.
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  The dhammapada states, quote is insulted me.
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  He has beaten me. He is humiliated me.
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  He has robbed me those who do not nourish.
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  Thought such as these Foster, no hatred.
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  And quote, the mother observes quote, this is the counterpart
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  of what we read the other day, but note that This concerns only
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  thoughts that generate resentment.
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  It is because Rancor along with jealousy is one of the most
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  widespread causes of human misery but how to avoid Rancor a
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  large and Generous? Heart is certainly the best
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  means but that is not within the reach of all Controlling one's
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  thought may be of more General use.
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  Thought control is the third step of our mental discipline.
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  Once the enlightened judge of our Consciousness, has
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  distinguished between useful and harmful thoughts.
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  The inner guard will come and allow to pass.
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  Only approve thought strictly refusing admission.
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  To all undesirable elements with a commanding.
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  Gesture, the guard will refuse entry to every bad thought and
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  push it back as far as possible. It is this movement of admission
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  and refusal that we call thought control, and this will be the
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  subject of our meditation tonight.
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  In quote, reference SRI, aurobindo in the mother living
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  within the yoga approach to psychological health and growth,
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  disturbances of Mind unruly and perturbing thoughts Pages 35 to
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