We find that our mind does not want to undergo the discipline of discrimination, nor does it have the capacity of consistent logical thinking. It has been allowed its willful ways and indulgences in gross pleasures for many births. It cannot be blamed for its follies. It has not known subtler joys. When the mind is made to inquire and is turned towards its source, it fears its own death and protests. The devious mind finds various ways to prevent this inquiry. Initially it does not allow the person to attend Vedantic discourses. Even if one attends, the mind puts him to sleep or distracts him, not allowing the words to register. If heard, the mind refuses to understand. If understood and accepted as logical, then the mind calls it ‘impractical in this day and age.’
This play of mind is called # maya. We should not yield to its tricks. By consistent and guided inquiry, all our doubts will disappear and we would come to experience the #Truth.
~Swami Tejomayananda, Drig Drishya Viveka
Swami Tejomayananda 