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Quotes about Mind by Lahiri Mahasaya

  • Nobody is a sinner; no one is holy either; if the mind is put into the Kutastha, then, there is no sin; otherwise, if the mind is outward, there is sin; in other words, when the mind is not in the Kutastha, it is in sin.
  • Avidya, ignorance, is the outward state of mind; Bidya, Knowledge, is the After-effect-poise of Kriya.
  • When the mind is tranquil, it does not desire unnecessarily. At the state of beyond desire, one does not perform unnecessary works.
  • Mind should not be made outward. What's the benefit if the mind and the eyes are tranquil and not the body? Today, the breath does not come out, and a lot of addictions are generated.
  • That which saves one from the mind (restless breath), or manasa, is called Mantra; that which saves one from the attachment of body is called Tantra.
  • I saw a pure Void, that is Brahma, the ultimate Self. The mind must be dissolved in It.
  • Nobody is a sinner; the mind itself is the sinner when it becomes outward away from the Kutastha.
  • One can see all the deities if one withdraws the restless mind and makes inward himself in the Kutastha.
  • Beyond the five senses there is mind, that is breath; beyond the mind there is buddhi, that is bindu, or spot (in between the eyebrows); beyond the bindu, Brahma, the ultimate Self, is the Pure Void, and Formless.
  • Applying body, mind, and speech in action is called Ahingsa (Non-violence).