Passage 9

In English

The provides the illumination. Mind discriminates and shows the way to (attachment to Self). Most people have forgotten this attachment to Self. Many live solely in a state of body-consciousness. What is this body? This is made up of the five elements. However, it is impermanent. The body is like a water bubble, the mind is like a mad monkey, so don’t follow the body and the mind, follow the - the conscience. One should therefore do every activity with the body keeping in view the . But what is the bodily activity one should undertake? One should question oneself, what, when, how, why and with what consequences, and discriminate, and then only should let the body perform action. This is known as (bodily duty). Action is possible only through the body. (body is meant to perform righteous actions). What is this bodily duty? The term ‘’ has a few subtle interpretations. What is the of the heart? It is Constant-Integrated-Awareness. The bodily and mental are physical and external (), opposed to . The mind is there for exercising discrimination between the ephemeral and eternal, good and bad, and action should be undertaken only after such enquiry. The mind is between the body and the inner Self. Hence, the mind should recognize the Self and direct the body to act in the right direction. This is the truth of man’s individual .