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DESERET EVENING NEWS.
Friday. october 10. 1870.
ORIENTAL MENTAL SCIENCE.
CONTROL OF THE MIND MEANS HE
CONQUEST OF sELF-wHAr II
CAN ACCOMPLISH.


At the recent meeting OF the theo-
sophical society Mr. w. r. Gains
read a paper on ''Oriental Mental
Science.o In the course Of his re-
marks he said:
1.-The six chief systems Of Indian
philosophy. though seeming very
diverse in their lines Of thought,
are all based on the fundamental
PROPOSITION that emancipation from
the trials Of Earthly existence Is
only to be obtained through knowi-
edge. As the belief in reincarna-
lion Is universal throughout the east
this II iantamount 10 saying that u
is by knowledge that man IL freed
from the necessity Of these success
sive returns 10 earth life Earth
life, being regarded as a continue
ment Of the soul and 20 necessarily
n hampered and imperfect state, Il
to the soul n painful experience
s'RegardIng man Is a composite
being, with lower tendencies and
higher Possibilities, the bridge he
tween these two Il the mind, the
organ Of knowledge. One OF these
systems Of eastern philosophy Is de-
voted especially 10 a scientific disci-
pline Of the mind with a view to a
progress towards this knowledge.
This is the PataDjali system Of yoga
or concentration. IL is different
throughout from the newly arisen
western mental science aud seeks
rather the development Of the high
er inherent mental faculties than the
present accomplishment Of external
results.
.'rhe mind must be looked at only
as an organ, in the same way as the
eye or ear. The eye itself does not
see, for in this case IL nlgh; act
during sleep; whereas the object Is
simply reflected on the retiuA and
interpreted 10y the sense behind tine
eye, which is something not mater
ial. Just so the mind is not knOw!-
edge, but only the instrument %
knowledge. Behind IL stands that
which knows. The mind receives
the impressions Of the different
sense., gathers them into a complete
idea Of the object and reflects this
70 the knOwer. IL Is ideas alone
that are permanent, not their phSs-
ical forms. They arc the subsiau-
tial knowledge acquired, and con-
stitute the flower OF the experience
gained during life on earth, remain
ing with the self or ego during ali
future lives and being the material
Of its growth.
''tn the west, however, this view
Is neglected and the mind itself
raised 10 the chief place. As thv
satherer Of facts and impressions
.he mind has come first 10 believe
hat this gathering CONSTITUTES
knowing the collection and labelling
u facis-sciencei and finally IL fall
70 the lowest stage Of all and gathers
for the mere sake Of gathering, slopi-
ing at nothing 10 extract it, essence.
The proper method Of gaming
knowledge il by concentration Or
.tianiinu - yugn. which mean
yoking the mind 70 the subject. But
mere We are like "A hOrseman whose
training would begin only with the
fall Of the flag in the race. The
proper method should be made a
constant element Of our mental
action, II we would not give over
the gateway Of knowledge 10 be a
mere playground Of the senses. We
DO not do this in the vest because
we are unaware Of the possibilities Of
the trained mimi. 70 prove our
lack Of control try 10 tsp unbidden
thoughts from your mind for even
oae minute.
"Tue results OF this discipline arr
several. II We could exclude from
the mind all thoughts, save on one
subject, for long enough, Its sen<i-
iiveness towards that one would bo
NJ Increased that We could learn all
there was 20 be known atO;it IL. %!
a simultaneous discovery 10y several
we say the idea was in
the air. The eastern yogi who will
read you from a single leafthe entire |
history and nature Of tree previ- |
Dusly unknown to him USES the same |
ideal activity Of mind. only he l.
conscious Of IL, aud can direct u /
where he pleases. In knowledge |
thus acquired li.- the key TO all 80
called miracles. Further. lac vino /
can close the door Of his mind can /
find Indifference and hence freedom
from care and pain. His iaculiie-
trained by exercise and an even dis
not turned aside 10y |
every breeze, then only Is n man his
own master.
"The goal Of the science Is this:
that the control q the mind Is thu
Of self. As the thoughts.
20 the man, and he who can enter
tain only the thoughts he pleass-s !,
his own creator. In the gathering |
II ideal knowledge the man becomes
more ideal ami more acquainted
with the higher and subtler forces Of
naNre. 1.-THE true ego is not sui
Get 10 space and time and unsfi-ct-
ii by the vicissitudes Of existence.
mans approach to that independ-
snce depends solely on the degree
he refuses to let himself be CHEATED
" the mind into false beliefs aud