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**PhillipHer** · 05-03-2012, 03:24 PM

Actually our mind goes through all these 3 phases when we face a situation.
It is not strictly demarcated into weak,balanced and strong.
In fact sometimes there is an overlap of all three.

When we are facing a problem..its the Manas portion of the mind that come into picture where we are in an indecisive see saw and in a state of Volition.
This can be loosely described as the "weak mind" state.

Next the Buddhi portion of the mind comes into play to make a final decision and Viveka plays an important role here.
Viveka is the discriminative faculty that makes us differentiate right from wrong and this faculty differs from individual to individual.

A strong state of mind need not always be a balanced state of mind...cos some people can be strong yet ruthless.

The ultimate goal of any spiritual endeavor is to attain a balanced mind..Samadhi(Sama=Equal ,Dhi=Mind) and to get a control of our mind and be the masters of our mind and not let us be a slave to our mind/senses.

I like how Sathya Sai Baba describes this :If you can make your mind a
Die-Mind you can shine like a Diamond.

05-03-2012, 03:24 PM	#6
PhillipHer Join Date Jun 2008 Age 58 Posts 4,481 Senior Member	Actually our mind goes through all these 3 phases when we face a situation. It is not strictly demarcated into weak,balanced and strong. In fact sometimes there is an overlap of all three. When we are facing a problem..its the Manas portion of the mind that come into picture where we are in an indecisive see saw and in a state of Volition. This can be loosely described as the "weak mind" state. Next the Buddhi portion of the mind comes into play to make a final decision and Viveka plays an important role here. Viveka is the discriminative faculty that makes us differentiate right from wrong and this faculty differs from individual to individual. A strong state of mind need not always be a balanced state of mind...cos some people can be strong yet ruthless. The ultimate goal of any spiritual endeavor is to attain a balanced mind..Samadhi(Sama=Equal ,Dhi=Mind) and to get a control of our mind and be the masters of our mind and not let us be a slave to our mind/senses. I like how Sathya Sai Baba describes this :If you can make your mind a Die-Mind you can shine like a Diamond.
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