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'''''Leaving Bondage''''' is Discourse 13 in the Ananda Vacanamrtam series discussing the mind's importance in liberation given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] in | '''''Leaving Bondage''''' is Discourse 13 in the Ananda Vacanamrtam series discussing the mind's importance in liberation given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] in | ||
Patna, India. In this short discourse, Anandamurti states that mind alone is the cause for bondage and liberation. <ref name="AV1">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1|author=Shrii Shrii | Patna, India. In this short discourse, Anandamurti states that mind alone is the cause for bondage and liberation.<ref name="AV1">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1|author=Shrii Shrii | ||
Anandamurti}}</ref> | Anandamurti}}</ref> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=The mind must always have an object (viśaya). In scriptures, viśaya is known as “ábhoga.” “Ábhoga” means that object which feeds the mind – that is, mental pabulum. If this pabulum is limited, the mind also becomes limited. If the pabulum is infinite, by making an effort to obtain it, the mind becomes infinite. It depends entirely on the will of human beings which pabulum, limited or unlimited, is made their object. Whether a person becomes great or small completely depends on the person’s wish. | {{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=The mind must always have an object (viśaya). In scriptures, viśaya is known as “ábhoga.” “Ábhoga” means that object which feeds the mind – that is, mental pabulum. If this pabulum is limited, the mind also becomes limited. If the pabulum is infinite, by making an effort to obtain it, the mind becomes infinite. It depends entirely on the will of human beings which pabulum, limited or unlimited, is made their object. Whether a person becomes great or small completely depends on the person’s wish.<ref name="AV1"/>|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} Anandamurti states in this discourse that the sole goal of human beings is to leave unithood and to attain cosmichood. Since the mind is in need of an object, it is the responsibility of the individual to chose either the track of bondage or of liberation. He points out the difference between the minds of animals and of human beings. Anandamurti describes the process by which the mind can grow in magnitude to attain liberation.<ref name="AV1"/> | ||
<ref name="AV1"/>|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} Anandamurti states in this discourse that the sole goal of human beings is to leave unithood and to attain cosmichood. Since the mind is in need of an object, it is the responsibility of the individual to chose either the track of bondage or of liberation. He points out the difference between the minds of animals and of human beings. Anandamurti describes the process by which the mind can grow in magnitude to attain liberation. | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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