' Transcending the Mind '...

( Astavakra Gita, 18 / 39 )

"The knowledge of the post alone can bring peace to the mind that is agitated with the illusion of the ghost.

Realization of the Self alone can fill the personality of a Sage with "peace that passeth all understanding."

The fool wants to "get peace," and therefore, he struggles to control his mind.

He misses it totally.

The very struggle in him brings conflicts in himself.

If peace is something to be attained, it will then, certainly, be lost also!

The fool desires to gain peace, as though it has to be gained as a reward for his efforts in controlling his mind!

The very struggle in controlling the mind feeds the mind and makes it strong.

It is like trying to put down fire with petrol, misunderstanding it to be waters! Mind can never be controlled by the mind.

By rising above the mind-intellect alone can the equipment can be controlled.

The Wise-one, experiencing for certain the Self, in his direct vision, "is ever tranquil in his mind"--because he has transcended his mind."

- Swami Chinmayananda