To get out of the mind, go above it to the soul or go below it to the body Gita 06.13

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Hare Krishna to get out of the mind go above it to the soul or go below it to the body the mind is a deadly enemy the mind can delude and degrade us with no limits to how much it can delude and degrade us and when we get caught in our mind it can become like a stormy wind which drags us far away so when we get getting caught in our mind’s delusions we need to get out of it our existence is three level body, mind and soul so if say there is a fire at the second level in a building to get out of it we could either go to the third level or we could go to the first level, similarly when we want to get out of the mind we can either go above it to the soul or we can go below it to the body so the idea is that sometimes when we are too lost in our head we might go out for a walk, we might do a workout we might just do some deep breathing and all these can calm our mind so get out of the mind and we come down to the level of the body now of course at the level of the body also sometimes we can experience a lot of agitation temptation, tribulation and coming to the level of the body is not a sustainable solution but it can be a starting solution, it can be initial and powerful solution initially, the other is that we get out of the mind and go to the level of the soul that means we raise our consciousness to the spiritual level through mantra chanting, through philosophical contemplation, through devotional meditation on the supreme spiritual reality Krishna and either way we can get out of our mind so we need to know that the mind is a formidable enemy and we can’t have a one track formula for dealing with the mind, we need to be resourceful and have an array of weapons, various strategies for going either up or going below and thus we can deal with the mind, so this two fold approach for dealing with the mind is indicated in the sixth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita wherein initially external physical objects for focusing the mind are talked about and then eventually inner absorption is recommended, say for example in 6.13 and 6.14 it is said so sit sit steadily with the body in one line and so here the idea is previously it has been said go to secluded place, sit where there will not be any distractions, there will be calm atmosphere and then focus on the tip of the nose elsewhere it is said focus on the space between the eyebrows, either way the idea is focus on something that enables us to grow, to grow out or to take our consciousness out of our mind, so here the tip of the nose or the space between the eyebrows these are physical points of concentration, the idea is get your thoughts out of the mind to the level of the body and then then the mind becomes peaceful and we meditate on our spiritual indestructible identity and then and then that which drags us to outer sensual level, give it up start practicing sensual abstinence and then then regulate the mind and focus it on the higher supreme reality, that is Krishna himself so thus by getting our thoughts, getting our consciousness out of our mind and going wherever is easily accessible and eventually raising it to the spiritual level, we all can learn to discipline our mind and make our life meaningful and fruitful