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condition and progress. When the mind settles in its own region, or on its own place, it gets opportunity to think, meditate, decide and adhere to a particular decision.
Sages have given it four forms:
Chitta - Thinking faculty,
Manas - Contemplating instrument, Buddhi - Deciding instrument (intellect), Ahankar - Dwelling upon the decision; T-ness or ego.
The mind has the middle position where there is the mixed condition of happiness and sorrow. And when the mind rises above these two stages and reaches the spirit or the subtle body, it gets peace, stability and carefree happiness. These are the three parts of the mind.
This mind has five conditions namely Stupidity, Fickleness, Ignorance, having Wisdom, and having Peace or Happiness.
In this body of yours the lower part pertains to the stupid condition, and it starts from the throat and encircles the region both above and below. The region of the fickle mind is especially found in the heart. The region of the ignorant is the heart, throat and upto the eyes or the subtle organs. The region of the wise is not only the heart, neck, eyes and the forehead but it is also from top to bottom. The region of the peaceful or the blissful is above the eyes upto further higher regions. He never looks downward and only settles safely in the higher planes. The only difference is that he, being at the top, Adhishtana, gives strength to lower states or regions which are dependent on him, He, however, remains quite independent of these.
In the lower regions the mind remains in a stupid condition. In the middle plane it remains fickle. On developing this fickleness the characteristics of ignorance and wisdom are produced in it. Reaching higher planes, it becomes steady and peaceful. Nobody then calls it either stupid or fickle, either ignorant or wise. These conditions are experienced on its resting in these planes. It absorbs their effect and becomes likewise.
Stupid does not mean motionless. But it means lazy, having no intelligence or discrimination. Such a person performs action but does not know it, nor its results. Nor can he say or express anything about it. The area and sphere of action of the stupid world is very vast.
Fickle means moving — he who is restless and hesitant, looks hither and thither, this side and that side, uses if’s and but’s. He has stupidity, no doubt,