Excerpts from the editorial of Prabuddha Bharata magazine Dec 2015 issue.
Words that are free from the stain of desire are the most effective. Thoughts that do not see their end in the acquisition or enjoyment of things or persons but fulfill by their own momentum, by letting their energy take its course, are thoughts that are the most powerful. Just like a person free from any fetters can move fast, a thought free of desire can create a profound effect.
Both on the secular and spiritual planes, one can be more effective in thought and word only when one has a correct understanding of one’s life and its goal.
Words that are free from the stain of desire are the most effective. Thoughts that do not see their end in the acquisition or enjoyment of things or persons but fulfill by their own momentum, by letting their energy take its course, are thoughts that are the most powerful. Just like a person free from any fetters can move fast, a thought free of desire can create a profound effect.
Both on the secular and spiritual planes, one can be more effective in thought and word only when one has a correct understanding of one’s life and its goal.
The goal of one’s life should be to come face to face with
the source of all speech, the source of all Thought — the Atman or Brahman. That requires one to annihilate
the mind by going to its root, ignorance.
To wade through the veils of mind and numerous desires one
has to spend some time with it, a time unhindered by the countless pulls of the
external world and focused on the mind alone.
The more and more one spends such time analyzing one’s mind,
the more and more mind loses its strength and the more and more distinct
becomes the light of the Atman. Mind is just an illusion. Understanding it is
its nemesis. By understanding the mind one can control it, and by controlling
it, one can produce powerful thoughts and powerful words.