Brain is the centre of man's power. Its strength is limitless. If it is possible to make the proper use of this strength, then the man goes on progressing and progressing along the desired path. The waves produced in the mind are so powerful that one can achieve plenty of material prosperity with their help.
As much as the brain is powerful, so also it is extremely delicate. To protect it and maintain its activity, it is very essential to save it from unrequited heat. If we wish to take proper work from it, it is essential to create balanced conditions for it. The brain is subjected to severe heat from the sun, as well as by over hot water and chemicals, but it is also subjected to heat produced by excitement, and the damage to unorganized mind is in direct proportion to the extent of such excitement.
When excitement increases, man lapses into semi-madness and his imagination, decisions and activity all appear strange. If the actions and activities of a person ridden by anger are carefully observed, one can conclude that very little is now remaining for him to become mad. If the mind possessed by boiling anger is not cooled in time, then a situation can occur in which a person may commit murder, suicide and other cruel acts.
A face full of anger looks like demon's face and signs of excitement become clearly visible on the eyes, lips, nose etc. The person uses abusive language, the body-temperature rises because of increased blood-circulation, the hands and legs start trembling and the hair stands on end.
Blood pressure is of two types, high and low blood pressure and hence a change in blood-pressure may affect either. In the condition of high blood pressure, there is a feeling of increased discomfort and suffocation. The symptoms of low blood pressure are different, but there is discomfort all the same due to other types of effects on the body.
Increased blood-pressure can be linked to anger and low blood-pressure to sad feelings. Feelings and actions full of malice, contempt, aggression, destruction and cruelty come within the ambit of anger whereas feeling and actions of despair, worry, sorrow, fear and shyness come within th sphere of sadness. They can be considered similar to high and low tide, capable of creating instability and disorganization. Everyone knows how difficult it is to swim in a sea full of high waves.
The mental condition of sorrowing, fearful and despairing individual ruins even a strong health in no time. The face looks devoid of life. The voice becomes weak. It appears as if the body is half-dead. One does not feel like doing any work, appetite and thirst vanish and one finds it very difficult to get sleep.
Almost the same situation occurs in anger. The difference is only this much, that when the feeling of sadness dominates the conditions is like the freezing and melting of ice whereas in the state of anger, it is like scorching and burning. As it is, in either situation, the ordinary situation gets destroyed and not only the mind or the brain but also the body becomes incapable of day-to-day routine.
On observing the effects of excitement, it is found that excitement produces a severe shock on the capacity for routine work. The eyes, ears, nose and tongue are able to work half-heartedly, that too with great effort. There is no taste in the mouth. The ears hear imaginary sounds. Very little is remembered of the events that have happened be fore the eyes. The body temperature raises hair stand on end, breathing becomes faster and heart beats and blood circulation become faster. These symptoms collectively destroy to a large extent the life-force. It may be all right if such a thing occurs once in a while but if this disorganized situation, like a bad habit, becomes a part of one's mental make-up, then it is useless to expect stability or happy possibilities in an individual.
Mental instability is said to be caused by circumstances and a person offers excuses like, "It is not my fault. The circumstances were such that I became the victim of excitement or sadness." On the face of it, this logic appears both straight and true, but this is not reality. Different people react differently under the same situation. While one person becomes berserk with a slightly unfavorable situation, another person is able to remain calm and stable in a similar or even more unfavorable situation. This second type of person considers it as the routine ups and downs in life and is not at all perturbed or afraid. He reacts by trying to find solutions for the unfavorable conditions and feels that it is foolish to become perturbed just because the situation has gone against expectations.
Normally one does not come across mental disease. Hence the harm caused by mental illness is not visible to the naked eye, but one gradually comes to understand it. Normally a mental patient shows arrogant and supercilious behavior. One cannot make out that, trapped in some perversity; he is losing his basic capacity and getting sucked into the quicksand of more perversities.
There is damage to the society because of mental diseases, which is much more than the loss caused by physical illnesses. Many persons have made significant achievement in various fields despite physical illnesses, but it has never happened that a mentally ill patient has had any achievement to his credit.
The number of totally mad persons is increasing so fast that it appears that all the other illnesses are lagging behind in the race. The society can be saved from the havoc of he mad people only when more space is allotted to the building of mental asylums compared to the space allotted for jails. Half-mind, whimsical, unbalanced, disorganized and shallow people have increased to such an extent in the society that mentally healthy people in th society are now in a minority. More people suffering from mental vicariousness can be seen these days compared to those suffering from physical illnesses. This class of people is an obstacle in the organization and progress of an already fragmented society.
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Brahm (the omnipresent, eternal consciousness force) is beyond perception of our senses and conception of our intellect. There is no direct way to reach its realization. The devotional practices, spiritual disciplines and endeavors of jat-tap, etc are only the best possible means and supports in this regard. It is the awakening of Satoguni Chitsakti (absolute purity of the soul, ultimate knowledge) alone that enables the linkage of the individual self with the Supreme Self, unification of the soul with the Brahm. It is only the Sadhana of Gayatri which activates this Satoguni sakti. This Satoguni sakti. This is why all our Vedic Rishis, spiritual sages of all ages had endeavored the devout Sadhanas of Gayatri. Ultimate salvation is not possible without Gayatri Sadhana.