Sutra Subject: Cause of Fear

Sutra Subject: Cause of Fear

The transcendental principal, the fourth state of our consciousness, rules over all the other influences of all the planets or cosmic rays. So, if you could meditate, you nullify all the undesirable effects of the cosmic rays, the cosmos. Singing, chanting, meditating can eliminate all those undesirable effects.

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Weekly Knowledge #235 Milano 06 Jan 2000 Italy Five Factors That Influence the Mind

1. Place,
2. Time,
3. Food,
4. Past Impressions, and
5. Associations and Actions

* The space -the place you are in.
Every place you are in, has a different impact on the mind. Even
in your house, you can see that you feel different in different
rooms. A place where there there has been singing, chanting and
meditation has a different influence on the mind. Suppose you
like a particular place; you may find that a little later it will
not be the same.

* Time is also a factor.
Different times of the day and year have different influences on
the mind.
* Different types of food that you take influence you for
some days.
* The past impressions-the Karmas- have a different impact on
the mind. Awareness, alertness, knowledge and meditation all help
erase the past impressions.
* Associations and actions
The people and events you are associated with do influence your
mind. Your actions and associations effect your mind. In certain
company your mind behaves in one way and with others in a
different way.

Question : Should we worry about them? Answer : No need to be
paranoid about it. Just know them!

Though these five factors influence the life and the mind, know
that the Self is much more powerful. As you grow in knowledge,
you will influence them all.