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for the mind to run about. We are told that it is natural for the mind to run about and therefore, to kill the mind is very important. That is what most of the Yogic systems are trying to do. How to kill mind? Now, that is not natural. Why this view then does prevail? Because, somebody held the view that the nature of the mind is to wander about. Suppose we think that the nature of the mind is to concentrate or to be fixing in the goal and the real function of the mind is to be attracted by a Goal because it runs after things which it will be attracted by, suppose you can give an adequate object or goal for it, I believe automatically, the mind is canalized towards that direction and it does not roam about. So, the first thing that we have got to do is to give the mind an adequate attractive object, namely The Ultimate Goal, and fix the mind on the goal. But suppose the goal is not an attractive one, I do not think anybody will be running after it. It will be good to show a sugarcandy to a child, it runs after it. But what you give should be some other thing which is bitter. For most of us, the Ultimate Reality is a very bitter thing. We have not made it possible to be very attractive. So, some systems have tried to make God the most beautiful person,
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