Our mind is like a baby poking us every time. We tolerate for most of the times but sometimes the poking gets too annoying to finally get our attention on it's cravings. If we give way to what is being asked it may turn us to ditch and at that time the same mind says, you stupid why did you do this? You don't have any sense?

In the Bhagavatham 11th canto it is mentioned that a horse rider will go in the way of horse initially to get it to full control. The horse rider will give way to the different things that a horse does in the beginning to understand the horse and eventually gains full control of the horse. Similarly the Vedic samskaras from birth to death help us to control the horse like or baby like mind in a protected safe way so that we don't get totally lost!!!

Poking mind - you stupid stop it

University Student:Can you prove if God exists by logic???

Srila Prabhupada:Material nature is the mother. Living entities are the children. Therefore there must be a father. The father is God

Yours
Dinesh

Prove if God exists by logic

Without mind control and sense control, self realization is simply a show. No path of real self realization can give success if one still holds on to sensual pleasure.

Therefore in the initial stages, the beginners are also expected to be well versed in the philosophy to strengthen the intelligence in order to fix the mind on the process with the power of intelligence. The philosophy of Sankhya helps us to understand our real position with respect to the material manifestation and The Lord.

Different sages have different numbers as we see in the 11th canto of Bhagavatham, but the essence is the same in the Sankhya. Some say 24, others 25, while some other sages say 27 which includes 3 modes of material nature.

Yoga is simply a show when it's intention is Bhoga

A cloud is compared to a qualified person because it pours rain and gives sustenance to many people

Nothing less, nothing more but only what you deserve!!!