Dukkha (misery) will be in Sansar for sure and we cannot get rid of it. So there will be misery, infighting, repentance and fear in Sansar. We should not get disappointed with it but stay firm. If we can do this, there will not be repentance and we will be able to stand tall in difficulties. We cannot remove it from its roots. So we should find the solution where inspite of having misery we should be able to be peaceful and happy. We should be above these difficulties. Is there any tool to achieve this? Experienced people thought about the reasons for these difficulties and blamed the mind. Why is the mind responsible? Mind is connected with Intellect, Chitta, Prana and Ego. We get upset and miserable if things do not work out according to our expectations and beliefs. So mind does not have complete freedom. When things do not get done according to the wishes of mind, it gets unhappy.
Then the intellect joins in the fray and gives the conflicting opinions, 'it would be better if things are done this way or may be that way'. So intellect cannot decide about true opinion and then ego joins the discussion. It gives the force and direction to the decision made by intellect. It is like ' There is electricity and there is Railway engine but to start and run the engine electricity is needed. Ego provides such force and direction to the decision made by intellect.
Chitta is not much useful. Chitta keeps on collecting all kinds of Sanskars. It is a treasury. Everything keep on collecting in it and it never gets empty.
Mahatmas (higher souls) thought about it and decided that mind is the one that becomes miserable. Thing can be better if we train the mind. Strength of the Prana is the biggest enemy in our Jiva-Nature. So the discussion to cleans the mind is not proper. The root cause of mental anguish and pain is the result of the Prana. So we should cleanse the Prana. We should try to reduce desires, anger, greed, infatuations etc. The field of Intellect is different from the fields of mind, chitta, prana and ego. The field of intellect is independent. If we think from the viewpoint of the Sansar, we understand the nature of others with intellect. It sheds light on the problem making it clearer to understand. Intellect is tainted with prana so it makes decisions according to desires, expectations, anger, greed, infatuations etc'. So if you want peace and happiness in life, prana and intellect need to be worked on. Intellect can be cleansed by reducing desires, expectations, beliefs, prejudice etc,.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Yog. Part 1
Edition 1; Pages 321 - 322.
