INTRODUCTION
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Kṛṣṇa continues to explain to Arjuna how difficult it is to control the senses and what happens when one loses control of the senses.
A man, intent on spiritual progress, went to a master and begged him to teach him how to control his mind.
The master tried to explain that the mind couldn't be controlled in the way he was seeking, by stopping his thoughts, but he wouldn't listen.
Fed up, the master gave him a bottle of a liquid and told him to drink three drops three times a day. The man asked, 'That's it? It will control my mind? 'The master said, 'Just one thing, make sure you don't think of a monkey when you drink the medicine. '"Oh, sure, quite simple!' said the man as he walked out.
At the door he turned and asked, 'By the way, in case I do think of a monkey, what should I do?
You can never destroy
thoughts or suppress them.
Suppression does not work
on the mind, only
completion does. Suppressed
emotions solidify as a volcano
of patterns and explode when
they get the chance. You can
only complete with thoughts
by doing self-completion
with them, and gradually the
mind will settle down.
Lack of integrity is nothing
but suppressing your
thoughts and putting all your
problems under the carpet.
You can never destroy thoughts or
suppress them. Suppression does not
work on the mind, only completion
does. Suppressed emotions solidify as a
volcano of patterns and explode when
they get the chance. You can only
complete with thoughts by doing self-
completion with them, and gradually
the mind will settle down.
Lack of integrity is nothing but
suppressing your thoughts and putting
all your problems under the carpet.
When you do completion and settle into
the present moment, with no
expectations and no attachments, you
will find that your inner space becomes
quiet and your senses slow down.
Goals: Helping each child understand the importance of completing with every thought