By Remez Sasson
Swamiananda and his disciple Ranga were strolling on the beach by the ocean. It was a cold day and the wind was blowing strongly over the ocean, raising very high waves.
After walking for some time, Swamiananda stopped, looked at his disciple and asked:
"What does the choppy ocean remind you?"
"It reminds me of my mind. Of my rushing and restless thoughts", answered Ranga.
"Yes, the stormy ocean is like the mind, and the waves are the thoughts. The mind is neutral like the water. It is neither good, nor bad. The wind is causing the waves, as desires and fears produce thoughts", said
Swamiananda.
"I wouldn't want to be on a boat, in the middle of the ocean, in a storm like this", said Ranga.
"You are there all the time." Responded Swamiananda and continued, "Most people are on a rudderless boat in the middle of a choppy ocean, even if they do not realize it. The mind of most people is very restless. Thoughts of all kinds come and go incessantly, agitating the mind like the ocean's waves".
"Yes", Ranga interrupted him, "You don't have to tell me. This is the reason I am with you. I want to calm down the waves of my mind".
Swamiananda looked at Ranga for a while, smiled and said:
"You don't calm the ocean by holding the water and not letting it move. What is necessary is to stop the wind. The wind is made of your thoughts, desires and fears. Don't let them rule your life. Learn to control them by controlling your attention, and then the ocean of your mind becomes calm".
"And how do I do that?"
"Suppose it is possible for the ocean to disregard the wind, what would happen then?" asked Swamiananda.
"The waves would cease. But no one can stop the wind".
Swamiananda looked at him with a mysterious smile and said:
"Why not? The wind, the ocean, and thoughts are all within the mind. When you can control the mind, you can control everything within it. But first you have to control your mind, which means you have to control your attention"
"Yes master", said Ranga, " this is what I am trying to do. You say whoever controls his mind can also control the wind. Can you do that?"
"First learn to calm down the ocean of your mind, and then find out if you can calm down the ocean. It is better to learn to control the mind, than enjoying mental tricks. When you calm your mind, you can calm down everything".
From India, Pune
101Swamiananda and his disciple Ranga were strolling on the beach by the ocean. It was a cold day and the wind was blowing strongly over the ocean, raising very high waves.
After walking for some time, Swamiananda stopped, looked at his disciple and asked:
"What does the choppy ocean remind you?"
"It reminds me of my mind. Of my rushing and restless thoughts", answered Ranga.
"Yes, the stormy ocean is like the mind, and the waves are the thoughts. The mind is neutral like the water. It is neither good, nor bad. The wind is causing the waves, as desires and fears produce thoughts", said
Swamiananda.
"I wouldn't want to be on a boat, in the middle of the ocean, in a storm like this", said Ranga.
"You are there all the time." Responded Swamiananda and continued, "Most people are on a rudderless boat in the middle of a choppy ocean, even if they do not realize it. The mind of most people is very restless. Thoughts of all kinds come and go incessantly, agitating the mind like the ocean's waves".
"Yes", Ranga interrupted him, "You don't have to tell me. This is the reason I am with you. I want to calm down the waves of my mind".
Swamiananda looked at Ranga for a while, smiled and said:
"You don't calm the ocean by holding the water and not letting it move. What is necessary is to stop the wind. The wind is made of your thoughts, desires and fears. Don't let them rule your life. Learn to control them by controlling your attention, and then the ocean of your mind becomes calm".
"And how do I do that?"
"Suppose it is possible for the ocean to disregard the wind, what would happen then?" asked Swamiananda.
"The waves would cease. But no one can stop the wind".
Swamiananda looked at him with a mysterious smile and said:
"Why not? The wind, the ocean, and thoughts are all within the mind. When you can control the mind, you can control everything within it. But first you have to control your mind, which means you have to control your attention"
"Yes master", said Ranga, " this is what I am trying to do. You say whoever controls his mind can also control the wind. Can you do that?"
"First learn to calm down the ocean of your mind, and then find out if you can calm down the ocean. It is better to learn to control the mind, than enjoying mental tricks. When you calm your mind, you can calm down everything".
From India, Pune
"Don't let them rule your life. Learn to control them by controlling your attention, and then the ocean of your mind becomes calm".
"And how do I do that?""
And this reminds me about a neghbour tenant of about over 25 years back .
Mr. XYZ was a tyre retreader. I found that for preceding few days he was not going to work. So I asked him- I think you are not going to work. What is the matter?
He rplied-I am ill.
I asked- You do not appear to be ill.
Then he fumbled. So I gave time to meet in my residence and heard him.
----His heart used palpitate at any time and he had to sit down and wait till it used to come back to manageble level. When on the way some one calls some body calls some body else, xyz thinks that probably that person knows me and wants to rob my pocket. Suddenly his throat becomes dry. Suddenly he shivers. While in the latrine when he exerts pressure, semen oozes out. At night suddenly he hears that a brick has dashed into his door and he becomes alert and then no sleep.
Every week he goes to a doctor who charges Rs40/-, gives medicine but no effect.
So a mind larger than the turbulent ocean. I wanted to help xyz and succeeded. He resumed his duty in about 7 days.Here, i had used visualization of turbulent ocean to decondition his fear and set his mind to adapt.
regards
From India, Delhi
"And how do I do that?""
And this reminds me about a neghbour tenant of about over 25 years back .
Mr. XYZ was a tyre retreader. I found that for preceding few days he was not going to work. So I asked him- I think you are not going to work. What is the matter?
He rplied-I am ill.
I asked- You do not appear to be ill.
Then he fumbled. So I gave time to meet in my residence and heard him.
----His heart used palpitate at any time and he had to sit down and wait till it used to come back to manageble level. When on the way some one calls some body calls some body else, xyz thinks that probably that person knows me and wants to rob my pocket. Suddenly his throat becomes dry. Suddenly he shivers. While in the latrine when he exerts pressure, semen oozes out. At night suddenly he hears that a brick has dashed into his door and he becomes alert and then no sleep.
Every week he goes to a doctor who charges Rs40/-, gives medicine but no effect.
So a mind larger than the turbulent ocean. I wanted to help xyz and succeeded. He resumed his duty in about 7 days.Here, i had used visualization of turbulent ocean to decondition his fear and set his mind to adapt.
regards
From India, Delhi
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