Page 114 - Wisdom Unfurled

same mind can become the enemy of oneself (atmaiva hyatmano bandhuratmaiva ripuratmanah Ch vi.5). We have to use the higher mind or ‘self’ for the up-liftment of the lower ‘self’ and one should not decry or denounce the ‘self’. This is the meaning of the lower self being ruled and regulated by the higher self brought about by the diversion of the thought energy from ‘L’ to ‘U’ as it happens in SRRY through Pranahuti. In this context it is quite illuminating to note the import of the very next verse to the one referred above spoken by the Lord, namely, bandhuratmansthasya yenatmaivatmana jitah l anatmansthu satrutve vartetatmaiva satruvat ll, where we will interpret the first reference to ‘atma’ in the second pada of the verse as the lower self (L) and the ‘atma’ occurring subsequently in it as the higher self (U).
It is the practical experience of the aspirants on the Natural Path that the diversion effected by the trainer of the thought current from ‘L’ to ‘U’ after checking its downward flow plays an indispensable role in the most vital development in the field of spiritual sadhana referred to by the great Lord. It has also been said that the mind is the cause for both bondage as well as liberation (mano hi hetu rbandha mokshayoh). It all depends upon how it is put to use; the Master has said on many occasions that it is by acting upon the wrong and vicious suggestions given by the unregulated and ill-disciplined mind man gets into misery and suffering, hence we should resort to ways and means by which it can be brought to the state of regulation and discipline naturally. Decrying the mind needlessly and attempting to dispense with it would be just like throwing the baby along with the bath water. There are many who think that one has to destroy the mind and become Amanaska as they call it, to get beyond the mind for becoming one with God. The Master differs from this view emphatically and says that man has to use the only instrument he has, that is the mind, for his higher evolution.
Talking about God and His mind, the Master makes a revolutionary revelation that God in His Ultimate condition does not possess mind for, if He did, then He will be subject to the effect of samskaras just like us which is not an acceptable state of affairs.
More on the Potential of Man
Discussing further the potential of man, the Master states that every particle of the human body possesses tremendous power and the entire universe is closely connected with it. As the line of humanity unfolded during the process of creation, the flow of energy issuing in the form of jerks from near the Centre slowed down and congealed as if it were at several stages forming knots. The formation of twists and turns during the flow of the current also contributed to this. Action and reaction produced their own effects. The