The Self this can be attained only when you have a scientific temper. One whose mind is even, reposed, one who is pure, he attains this Self

🌷 Katho Upanishad 🌷

       

      Chapter 4

 

      Beyond the layers of existence

     🌻 Day 36 🌻

इन्द्रियेभ्यः परा ह्यर्था अर्थेभ्यश्र्च परं मनः ।

मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्बुद्धेरात्मा महान्परः ॥

Giving more importance to the senses, than to the objects of senses is wisdom. Senses are incapable of performing but mind wants it. Eyes are tired but the mind

wants to see the movie, complete it. Your brain is tired, but the mind is very curious to watch the movie. How many of you have watched movie like that? You have given importance to the movie, more than the eyes. 

Give more importance to the senses than the objects of senses. Give more importance to the mind than to the senses and more importance to the intellect than the mind. When the intellect that is beyond the mind, say this is not good for you, just don’t do it. We often don’t listen to our intellect. We go by what our mind says, and it goes with its likes and dislikes. 

Beyond the intellect is Self. Give more importance to the Self. These are the layers that you go through. From the sense objects to the senses; from sense to mind, which experiences through the senses; from the mind to the intellect, which judges,

discriminates, decides, says this is that. And from intellect, to That which is beyond it. The Self this can be attained only when you have a scientific temper. One whose mind is even, reposed, one who is pure, he attains this. Knowing is different and attaining is something very different. He attains this and he doesn’t have to be born again.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji

Katho Upanishad