How to Practice Introspection
You are the best judge of your mind.
Only he who does Manana (reflection) and introspection through Antarmukha Vritti can change his worldly nature.
You are the best judge of your mind. Introspect by living alone in solitude or retiring into a calm room for an hour. You must sit quiet in a solitary room alone, with closed eyes and watch the activities of the mind. You will then know your defects and weaknesses very clearly.
You should afterwards feel the necessity of removing them. Then your Svabhava should agree to change. You must know the right method to remove the defect. You must apply the method constantly. Then only improvement will set in.
Remember the triplet, viz., self-analysis, self-reliance, self-determination.
How long can the mind be absolutely fixed on your Lakshya (point of meditation)-either God, Brahman, idea or object, whether internal or external? How long can the mind be fixed on the object, rose and rose alone to the exclusion of all other objects-whether two seconds or two minutes or five minutes or half an hour?
This is self-analysis. Rely on your self alone.
Wordlings have no time to think over even for a few minutes the life-problems, the mystery of life, etc. They get up in the morning. Their minds usually run to the special objects of enjoyment on account of Raga. Their mental energies are poured forth in the usual grooves and avenues-in thoughts of body, thoughts of eating and dressing, thoughts of wife, children, friends and also thoughts of office-work and business; and thus, the day is over. The same routine follows day after day, week after week. Years roll on and life is wasted. It is highly lamentable, indeed!
Only he who does Manana (reflection) and introspection through Antarmukha Vritti can change his worldly nature.
Book Reference: Mind It's Mysteries and Control by Sri Swami Sivananda
Enlighten Yourself Tags: Control, God, Mind, Mysteries, meditation, reflection, self-analysis, self-determination, self-reliance, solitude, thoughts, Self - Realisation, Self – Improvement, Self – Discipline, Self – Awareness, Sri Swami Sivananda, Mind Mysteries
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