The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 2 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)Valmiki
Religion
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 2 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)
Valmiki
Hinduism -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Religious life -- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800
87. The breath of life is inert by itself, and its pulsation is the
effect and composed of the surrounding air; so the action of the mind,
is owing to the force of the intellect; whose pellucidity pervades all
nature.
88. It is the union of the intellectual and vibrating powers, which is
thought to constitute the mind. Its production is as false, as the
falsity of its knowledge. (All mental phenomena are erroneous).
89. The mental power is called error and illusion also, and these in
ignorance of the Supreme Brahma, produce the knowledge of this
poisonous world (which springs from illusion of the mind).
90. The powers of the intellect and vibration, combined with those of
imagination and volition which constitute the mind, are productive of
all worldly evils, unless they are weakened and kept under restraint.
91. When the intellect thinks on or has the perception by the pulsation
caused by the air. The wind of breath gives pulsation to the intellect,
and causes its power of intellection; and this intellectual power gives
rise to all the thoughts and desires of the mind.
92. The percussive intellect which extends over the undivided sphere of
the universe, is verily the thinking power, the mind is a false
imagination like the ghost of infants.
93. The intellect is the power of intellection, which cannot be
intercepted by any thing else, like the mind any where; as there is no
power to rise in contest against the almighty Indra. (The Intellect or
_chit_ being the Divine mind).
94. Thus there being no relation between intellection and the mind, it
is wrong to attribute the mind with the power of thinking, which is not
related with it.
95. How can this union of the intellect with its vibration only, be
styled the mind with its multifarious functions. The commander alone
cannot be called an army without its component parts of horse,
elephants and others.
96. Hence there is no such thing as a good or bad mind in any of the
three worlds (when there is no mind at all). The bias of its existence
will be utterly removed by full knowledge of spirituality (tatwajnana).
(That there is but one Spirit only).
97. It is in vain and to no purpose, that they imagine the being of the
mind. It is proved to be an unreality and having no substantiality of
its own.
98. Therefore, O magnanimous Ráma! never give rise to false
imaginations of any kind, and particularly that of the mind which never
exists any where.
99. False phantasies rise as the mirage, from want of a full knowledge
of things; they spring in the heart which is as barren as a desert, for
want of the rain of full knowledge.
100. The mind is a dead thing owing to its want of a form or activity,
and yet it is a wonder as it is idolized in the circles of common
people.
101. It is a wonder that the mind, having no soul nor essence, nor a
body nor size or support of its own, should spread its net over all
ignorant minds.
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