From sjayana at yahoo.com  Sat Apr  4 14:37:04 2026
From: sjayana at yahoo.com (S Jayanarayanan)
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 18:37:04 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Chaturamnaya] Jagadguru Speaks: Purify Mind to Ensure Your Welfare
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(Around the beginning of the month, a nugget of Wisdom from the Jagadguru may be posted
on the Chaturamnaya list : http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/chaturamnaya )
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In creation, human birth is superior. It is only with this human?
body that one can engage in dharmic activities. Therefore, the more?
meaningfully man engages this human birth, the more beneficial it?
will be for him. For this, man must often strive to purify his mind;?
because it is only with a pure mind that man can engage in any?
noble activity. Our subsequent births are dependent on our karma.?
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In the Bhagavad Gita, the Lord has well described the three gunas of?
the mind. It is through these gunas that man performs his karma.?
Having well understood the nature of these gunas, if the wise man?
establishes his mind in sattva guna, then action performed by him?
will not be erroneous. Results will be favourable and his well-being?
will be ensured.?
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However, at times, results may unfold contrary to his ideals. In?
such situations, he must not be swayed by his tamo guna and react?
impulsively. With due deliberation and forethought, man must veer?
back to sattva guna and begin his work -- this is what our great?
sages advise.?
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It means that if the wise man is pulled towards rajo or tamo guna?
(owing to situations), he must control his deluded mind by means of?
dharana (concentration). That dharana will rid man of the?
transgressions committed.?
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Having understood this well, man must strive to keep his mind pure?
under all circumstances. This will bestow on him immeasurable?
fortune.