What is a gross mind?

*Chapter 4 - Contentment*

What is a gross mind? A gross mind is one which assumes that everything in the world is happening mechanically. Such a mind assumes that the body emerges only due to many chemical reactions. 

It is not aware of the consciousness or does not give importance to it. In countries where science is at its heights, importance has begun to be given to consciousness. 

In our own country, where we should give importance to the consciousness, we have begun to confine ourselves to the gross mind. Understanding this mind is enough.

This mind sees the whole world through the eyes. But there is an eye in a dead body. What is the difference between an alive human being and a dead body? 

The difference is the consciousness. And awareness is understanding that the whole world is filled with consciousness. It is the knowledge of the self.

Your understanding should be on this level instead of assuming that everything is limited to science. Such limited assumptions will only lead you to more grossness and you will have only loss from such incomplete knowledge.

People with the real spirit of scientific enquiry will continue to delve deeper into the mystery and will become believers. 

Do you know who atheists are? They are half- boiled people. Something which is half boiled can neither be eaten nor stored. 

If something is not cooked then you can assume that it may be cooked sometime in the future and continue to store it in the container but half cook food cannot be stored.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji

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