Very purpose of sadhana is to conquer laya and vikshepa [Interruption,
difficulties; false projection, tossing of mind]. During the course of
one's spiritual practice the mind is bound to be restless. Siddha
avastha [perfection] is the ability to dwell in a state of oneness.
Many people say that their mind is unstable, that japa does not
succeed in stilling it, but I say why should it become stable? You let
your mind wander about all these days; I want this, I want this, and
so on. Now you hope to make it still by merely asking your mind to
keep quiet. How can that be possible?
To keep the mind in one's control, any one of Name of God, devotional
song, poem, prayer or japa should be maintained on one's tongue.
Practice manan with the help of the mind. Manan means contemplation in
solitude on what one has heard [about God]. The short-cut to God in
Kali Yoga is Leela Chintan.
- SRI SITARAMDAS OMKARNATH
Cloudburst of Thousand Suns
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