It is amazing! The human mind. The mind is a maze, a kaleidoscope, a stage, a cascade, an ocean; at times it is as vast as a sky and at other times as small as a window that lets you look at the sky.
Mind is as busy as a bee, always at work! As fast as sound and other times it is as slow as a snail. There is this mad desire to achieve the goals and some times it does not let you do anything but just dream, day dream without any intention to bring them into reality.
People talk a lot about the mind, its power! Hindu philosophy speaks volumes about conquering mind. Mind control, control over thoughts they say controls your actions! Is this really possible?
People lose their control and go haywire, they are pushed to do things they regret and are later blamed for. Not every individual is blessed with the ability to control his or her mind and in turn actions!
A person is educated to be knowledgeable but an educated person needs to be cultured. This is how he stands out from the rest. Everyone knows to talk, to communicate, yet very few do it gracefully. The words, the language, the accent, the style, last but not the least the thoughts; every aspect reflects a cultured mind.
Leave alone words or communication skills, one can gauge a person's mind through his body language, and gestures. Genuine gestures say much more about a person than words. A person with a pristine mind and a pure heart is always successful and happy. Such persons are always surrounded by many who want to be like them but cannot achieve it. The special quality of these people is that they leave everybody impressed by their aura.
It is a wonderful experience to see glimpses of such a beautiful mind through write ups, passages and conversations. Sages, gurus, speakers and philosophers have the ability to change a person who comes in close contact or the one who really makes an effort to understand and imbibe their philosophy.
It has been an ancient tradition to train shishyas at gurukul so that they carry the torch of knowledge that the guru has handed over to pass on to the younger generations. The "guru shishya parampara" has had its charm and impact for ages. It is not only the knowledge but the whole philosophy of life where the mind was trained in order to bring about a complete%
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