Mind is like a bird cage with its many bars imprisoning the bird. The door of the cage is the heart, through which (when opened) the bird can fly to freedom so easily.

— Meher Baba

LETTERS FROM THE MANDALI, p. 34, ed Jim Mistry
1981 © AMBPPCT

Creations Of The Limited Mind

Mind divides a reality which is essentially indivisible.

Mind Is Like A Bird Cage

But even when the Keeper comes along and opens the door, the captive bird flutters about dashing against the cage.

The Real Life

"How to become footless and headless?" asked Baba.

Mind Is Good If Controlled

The horse is just like the mind; it is good if controlled, but dangerous if it becomes the master.

True Forgetfulness

When a man acquires the true forgetfulness, he enters the spiritual kingdom and passes through different degrees of forgetfulness until the Goal is reached.

The Stopped State Of Mind

If the mind tries to stop thinking, it goes into the sound sleep state, i.e. unconscious.

On Keeping Mind Quiet, Steady and Firm

Let Truth be your goal. This Truth — Paramatman — is nowhere to be searched for. For He is very near you, nay, He is with you, within you. Seek Him within you.

Control

Do not submit to desires, but try to control them.

Speed-Breaker Story

Stopping refers to the stopping of the mind. Baba said, "Mind working is man, mind working fast is mad, mind slowed down is mast and mind stopped is God."

Real Samadhi For The Mind

The fact is all is God, but you are misled by this shameless mind.

Transcending The Mind

Even when man is able to make direct use of the mind, he falls short of that ultimate experience of knowing himself as the infinite Godhead.