our mind is naturally enchanted by qualities wherever we see qualities the
mind is drawn. Oh! such a wonderful person
oh so kind-hearted so helping now you are drawn right and God is the abode of
infinite qualities so when God is the repository of innumerable divine
enchanting qualities then why is our mind not drawn to him why is chit chor
not able to steal our chit because there is a deficiency of vitamin C deficiency
of "chintan" contemplation we have not thought enough about his qualities if we
repeatedly bring them to our mind he is like this he is mine the mind will
naturally be attached now somebody says Swamiji that image of Radha Krishna in
the temple I just love it can I meditate on it sure somebody says that image of
Shri Krishna and the painting in my friend's house is very enchanting can I
meditate on it sure but make one correction meditate on the Living God in
other words let him come out of the image let him come out of the deity the
deity is the basis and you bring God out from there he's
talking he's walking his hands and feet are moving after all God is not
insentient he is supremely sentient so with the basis of the deity with basis of the
picture you engage in your devotion meditating on the Supreme Lord in
naturality he is coming to me I'm coming to him then you will never get bored and
if your meditation is that the Lord just stands with his four hands holding the
Shank, Chakra, Gadha, Padma and he practically doesn't do anything then you
will say God is very boring my little child is more interesting the mind will
go there sadhna doesn't have to be boring the lord is the ocean of bliss
enliven your sadhana he has all varieties of rasas saukumarya, saushilya
saurasya, roop madhuri, murali madhuri, lila madhuri utilize all that so we have done
the first step now you have his image in front further you can even meditate upon
his pastimes he is an Vrindawan and he's playing with his friends I am watching
that divine pastime see to take the mind to God you utilize his name and image
but that's also not enough the mind wants activity so meditate on his
pastimes the pastimes of the Lord are so enchanting when I do a Bhagwat saptah or a
Ram katha people are listening they love the pastimes
so the mind naturally goes there right and after that meditate on the
qualities the virtues of God he is the ocean of bliss he is my Eternal Father
he is my soul beloved bring these qualities to your mind again and again
and again how did you get attached to the world you brought the worldly thing
to the mind again and again now do the reverse repeat this thought
he alone is mine nowadays neurology has got a branch called neuroplasticity
neuroplasticity says that your brain is not definitive by repeatedly thinking in
a particular way you can create neural channels in the brain and then those
thoughts will come easily to you. But this concept of neuroplasticity was
given 5,000 years ago by Lord Krishna to Uddhav in the Shrimad Bhagwat. He
said "Bhagwat quote"
Shri Krishna is saying the same thing
you repeatedly thought there is happiness in the world and the mind
became attached there now repeatedly think my happiness is in God he is my
eternal relative when you repeatedly think the mind will become attached there
you