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Everybody falls at the level of the mind. How to clean it and rise?

[Devotees asked some questions during some recent Satsangas and Swami replied to them, which are given below.]

[A question by Shri M. Rakesh]

Swami Replied:- The mind is falling due to the attachment to the worldly bonds. It is very difficult to detach from the worldly bonds unless you are caught by a strong worldly bond like a girl whom you love very much. Your attraction to that girl will detach you from all the worldly bonds so that your mind will never fall due to any worldly bond. Your mind is completely occupied by the love of a specific girl. But, this bond with the girl is also a worldly bond only. This bond will not lead you to the attainment of the eternal bond with God. God is the highest and the best and hence, bond with God is the highest and the best. If you replace that specific bond with girl by God, you have attained the highest and the best since any worldly bond can’t be equal to the bond with God. Detachment from all worldly bonds should come due to powerful attachment to God. Without the attachment to God, detachment with worldly bonds is not only useless but is also impossible. At least, you can be with the most liked worldly bond instead of having no bond at all. Mind cannot reach such a state in which the mind is freed from every bond. Moreover, to remain without any bond is also foolishness. If you are not getting the divine nectar (God), at least, you can be happy by drinking coffee (worldly bond). Either you succeed in developing the bond with God or you live with a worldly bond, which is most liked by you.

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