"MIND IS GOOD SERVANT, BUT BAD MASTER", said Anandmurti Gurumaa in a Satsang.
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Our mind is where our thoughts emanate from. So mind is the master. The great Rishis of yore had analysed and concluded that change for the better can be brought about only by a change of the mood of the mind. If that is changed, then changes in one's lifestyle, attitude to things, behaviour and quality of thoughts also follow suit. This change has to be brought about at three levels - the quality of thoughts, the quantity of thoughts and the direction of thoughts. After all, the mind is but a flow of thoughts. Once the thoughts change, we can confidently say that the mind has changed. When the mind is changed, we are changed. When we change, everything about us becomes new. We don't have to wait for the first of January. The day we change, it is new beginning for us. We are the masters of our life.
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In the same way, we must learn that Time as such is ever pure, ever new, never old. Now-a-days, the trend is to say, 'I don't know what kind of a time this is, a very sad time. Everywhere around the world there are wars, destruction..." If we examine this carefully, we realise that we, the humans who have committed these atrocities. Who is to blame? Is it Time? Has time killed anybody? Time never did it. It is 'We', the people on Earth, prompted by our false values of hatred, jealousy, greed, passions and lust, act in the world. The quality of these very actions is our contributions to Time making of marring it.
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What we need is courage to change and renew ourselves. If the courage to change is absent, no progress is possible. What is wanted is a renewal of attitude. This can be attained through devotion to the Lord, which can bring a sea change in one's thoughts. When we are in a good company of quiet and serene-minded people, our thoughts can seldom go astray. We don't even indulge in vices, entertain mean thoughts. When each individual changes thus, the world outside is also effective changed.
