Vedanta - Mind Repair, a Manual

RAJA M





Some of us believe that happiness is subjective. Others point out that its objective roots are beyond debate. Maintaining a balance of mind despite the bumps on the road of daily life means overcoming being miserable. Even a moment's perfect equanimity is actual happiness, peace of mind. Such a temperament does not come ready-made. It requires training.Occasional unhappiness, like bad health, is an inevitable part of life. But we don't shrug off an illness and say it's just part of life. We seek and get medical help. So why should we ignore mental short circuits, mood swings and depression? We need a powerful mind tool, and vipasana is an ancient mind-enhancing tech nology . In Pali, vipasana means `insight to see things as they really are'.Over 75 vipasana centres worldwide conduct residential 10-day courses for both beginners as well as senior students.
Any pleasant feeling in the body , and the mind clings to it.Unpleasant feelings are greeted with aversion. Instead of neither reacting nor suppressing reality within, the Buddha gave humanity the middle path of merely observing reality as it is. This technique of objective observation of mindmatter interaction at the level of sensation without blind reaction is vipasana. A vipasana practitioner realises everything changes constantly , including people and situations. Our full enjoyment of life is not dependent on any particular circumstance. Happiness means a balanced mind to face the reality of the moment. Only then can the mind calmly and dispassionately unleash its power to solving our problems.