Swami Sarvabhutananda
The causes for pain and pleasure are opposites and called DVANDVA.

Swami Sarvabhutananda
A drowning man will never ever aspire for water. Similarly When viveka dawns a Samsari will not seek Bhoga and Aishvaryam

Swami Sarvabhutananda
sattva guna gives happiness.Rajo guna gives agitation.Thamo guna gives dullness and sorrow.Every individul is the mixture of the three gunas.Predominance of the guna decides the status.

Swami Sarvabhutananda
If one decides to buy one item from a big departmental store and buys that one item only,he/she can be said to have a focussed mind.

Swami Sarvabhutananda
The mind that is predominantly overpowered by bhoga and Aishvarya the discrimination capacity of the mind(BUDDHI) is clouded. It is for one to thinkand understand.
Swami Sarvabhutananda
For a Human being everything reaches the mind.In the mind alone the sense objects and all the experiences are experienced!(eg)while seeing the eyes are focussed on a thing but not recognised.while eating sometimes one does not know what is eaten and the taste etc.Such a mind is not a focussed mind. Focussed mind is required to know (understand) the SELF.
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Swami Sarvabhutananda
For a person who is confused and jumbled up priorities will be in problems because as an individual one cannot call all the shots.!

Swami Sarvabhutananda
For those whose priorities are enjoyment and power well ascertained understanding(knowledge) does not take place in the mind (Geeta ch 2.v44)