From Yoga Vasishtha
Dear one,in the universe, from Brahma to a hill, every embodied being has a twofold body. Of these, the first if the mental body which is restless and which acts quickly. The second is the body made of flesh, which does not really do anything. Of these the latter is overpowered by curses and also by boons or charms: it is dumb, powerless, weak and transient like a droplet of water on lotus-leaf, and it is entirely dependent upon fate, destiny and such other factors. Mind, however, is independent, though it might seem to be dependent. When this mind confidently engages in self-effort, then it is beyond the reach of sorrow. Whenever it strives, then and there it surely finds the fruition of its striving.
The physical body achieves nothing; on the other hand, the mental body gets results. When the mind dwells on what is pure, it is immune to the effects of curses. The body may fall into fire or mire, but the mind experiences only that which it contemplates. This was demonstrated by Indra. It was also demonstrated by sage DIrghatapA who wished to perform a religious rite but fell into a blind well while collecting materials for it; he performed the rite mentally and derived the fruit of actual physical performance of the rite.
Dear one,in the universe, from Brahma to a hill, every embodied being has a twofold body. Of these, the first if the mental body which is restless and which acts quickly. The second is the body made of flesh, which does not really do anything. Of these the latter is overpowered by curses and also by boons or charms: it is dumb, powerless, weak and transient like a droplet of water on lotus-leaf, and it is entirely dependent upon fate, destiny and such other factors. Mind, however, is independent, though it might seem to be dependent. When this mind confidently engages in self-effort, then it is beyond the reach of sorrow. Whenever it strives, then and there it surely finds the fruition of its striving.
The physical body achieves nothing; on the other hand, the mental body gets results. When the mind dwells on what is pure, it is immune to the effects of curses. The body may fall into fire or mire, but the mind experiences only that which it contemplates. This was demonstrated by Indra. It was also demonstrated by sage DIrghatapA who wished to perform a religious rite but fell into a blind well while collecting materials for it; he performed the rite mentally and derived the fruit of actual physical performance of the rite.
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