Liberation

Liberating oneself from the mundane desires of the human mind is one of the foremost task of a well established intellect leading to the emergence of what is called a disciplined mind. The basic difference can be observed in the way the rays of sun cause and effect under different circumstances. Sun's rays do make us feel hot, they do not burn , unless you go realyl near and get burnt by solar flares. However, if the rays of sun are focussed using a lens then it burns. This is a simple experiment to demonstrate the power of concentration. The term concentration is associated with the mind. We are always told to concentrate, never are we told to get disturbed. This simple observation says that the mind is inherently disturbed, its inherent state is that of disturbance. It needs to be balanced and calmed. It needs to be brought to the concentrated state. Just as the "disturbed" sun's rays were not able to produce any visible effect, whereas the "concentrated"(focussed) rays could produce fire, similarly the concentrated mind is much powerful than its disturbed counterpart. But it is the inherent nature of the mind to go after the object of its desires, inherently getting disturbed. The mind has been referred to as the "Monkey Mind". The mind has to be transformed from a state of dissipation to a state of concentration. It is then that one can realize his/her true potential . One realizing his own potential is what is termed as liberation. Will discuss more on this when I get time.!!